Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows
3 years, 9 months ago

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows

India TV News  

Australia’s second-largest city was set to enter its fourth lockdown Thursday as concern grew over the rapid spread of infections from a coronavirus variant. The seven-day lockdown for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state comes after a new cluster in the city rose to 26 infections, including a person who was in intensive care. Health Minister Greg Hunt described the lockdown, which begins at midnight, as “highly regrettable, but necessary restrictions under the current circumstances.” People will only be able to leave home to shop for food and essential items, provide or receive care, exercise, work or study if they are unable to do so from home, and to get vaccinated. The new Melbourne cluster was found after a traveler from India became infected while in hotel quarantine in South Australia state earlier this month.

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Victoria's purpose-built COVID quarantine hub to be shuttered by government following drop in demand
2 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's purpose-built COVID quarantine hub to be shuttered by government following drop in demand

ABC  

A half-billion dollar COVID-19 quarantine facility in Melbourne's north will be closed after just eight months in operation following a drop in demand. Key points: A $580m quarantine facility in Melbourne's north will be closed next week The site opened in February and has housed 2,168 residents during its life span The government defended its construction, saying it could be …

Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them

ABC  

The message is clear: The pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of rising COVID-19 infections, and other lurgies too. Key points: There have been more than 144,000 influenza cases recorded in Australia this year COVID-19 variants are back on the rise Experts say Australia's natural flu immunity is lower than usual this winter Experts are …

Australia fully reopens borders shut by Covid pandemic, welcomes back tourists
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia fully reopens borders shut by Covid pandemic, welcomes back tourists

India Today  

Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of being shut in the pandemic as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends. "It is a party out here, music playing, smiles on people's faces, they will be dancing soon, I'm sure," Tourism Minister Dan Tehan …

Five new local COVID-19 cases recorded in WA as contact tracers probe mystery infection
3 years, 2 months ago

Five new local COVID-19 cases recorded in WA as contact tracers probe mystery infection

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded five new local COVID-19 cases, including one that has yet to be linked to any known cases and was infectious in the community. Key points: The source of infection is unknown for one of the five new cases The source of infection is unknown for one of the five new cases Six new WA exposure sites …

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one case in July, a single traveller in hotel quarantine in Auckland infected three others in a room across …

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak
3 years, 2 months ago

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded five new COVID cases, a day after an unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to the disease. WA Premier Mark McGowan said one was a close contact of case 1133, who attended an event with the man at the Perth Mess Hall in Northbridge on December 19. Fremantle hostel locked down Mr McGowan said 100 of the …

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears

CNN  

CNN — For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and prolonged lockdowns. On Tuesday, the country’s most populous state reported its highest new daily caseload of the pandemic, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called an emergency National Cabinet meeting to discuss the rising infections. The World Health Organization said on …

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers
3 years, 3 months ago

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers

CNN  

CNN — Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer have to quarantine for 72 hours starting Tuesday, December 21, Australian government officials announced Thursday. In a joint statement, the premiers of New South Wales and Victoria said international travelers who are fully vaccinated will instead be required to show proof of a negative result from …

NT records three new local cases of COVID-19 linked to Katherine cluster, as remote community of Lajamanu enters lockdown
3 years, 3 months ago

NT records three new local cases of COVID-19 linked to Katherine cluster, as remote community of Lajamanu enters lockdown

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded three local COVID-19 cases in 24 hours related to the Katherine cluster. Key points: Four new COVID cases — three local and one from an international repatriation flight — have been recorded in the NT The Lajamanu remote community has gone into lockdown after wastewater samples tested positive for COVID Genomic sequencing to determine if …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens

News 18  

Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume from Monday, Australia’s tourism minister said on Sunday, as the country readies itself for a partial reopening of its international borders for the first time since March 2020. Vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents living in New South Wales, Victoria and the capital Canberra will be free to fly internationally from …

Western Australia assesses Queensland as 'very low' COVID-19 risk, meaning quarantine-free travel
3 years, 4 months ago

Western Australia assesses Queensland as 'very low' COVID-19 risk, meaning quarantine-free travel

ABC  

Western Australia's border restrictions for those travelling from Queensland will ease on Wednesday, after a COVID-19 scare delayed plans for quarantine-free travel to resume last week. Key points: Queensland is becoming the fourth "very low risk" jurisdiction Queensland is becoming the fourth "very low risk" jurisdiction South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are already on the list South Australia, …

Josh Frydenberg says Melbourne is the world's most locked down city. Is that correct?
3 years, 4 months ago

Josh Frydenberg says Melbourne is the world's most locked down city. Is that correct?

ABC  

The claim As lockdown rules ease for millions of weary Melburnians, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has asserted that no other city on the planet has suffered for so long under these restrictions. Fact Check's research found Melbourne had been under so-called "stay-at-home" orders for a cumulative 277 days when Mr Frydenberg made his October 16 claim, five days before the …

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital

ABC  

At least 17 asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne facility have tested positive to COVID-19, with one person being treated in hospital. Key points: The Park Hotel in Melbourne is being used as an alternative detention facility to house asylum seekers An asylum seeker who contracted COVID-19 there said he did not feel safe Australian Border Force says 55 per …

Melbourne reopens as world's most locked-down city eases COVID-19 curbs
3 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne reopens as world's most locked-down city eases COVID-19 curbs

Firstpost  

The second biggest city in Australia spent more than 260 days under lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic Melbourne: Melbourne reopened on Friday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants or queuing for desperately needed haircuts. “As my kids say — there’s a big vibe …

Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases limits
3 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases limits

Al Jazeera  

State Premier Daniel Andrews promises there will be ‘no more lockdowns’ as Victoria hits its vaccination targets. Australia’s second-largest city has so far endured 262 days, or nearly nine months, of restrictions during six separate lockdowns since March 2020, representing the longest cumulative lockdown for any city in the world. “I have urged our customer base, make sure you have …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers

ABC  

Victoria is set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for international arrivals from next month, bringing it into line with New South Wales. It's understood arriving travellers would need to be fully immunised and test negative for coronavirus. At this stage, it's believed the quarantine changes will be officially announced at Friday's COVID-19 media conference. Melbourne opening up after 263 days …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1,903 cases as state prepares to leave lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1,903 cases as state prepares to leave lockdown

Daily Mail  

Victoria has recorded 1,903 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths overnight as the state prepares for an early exit from its long-running sixth lockdown. The state is also preparing to scrap hotel quarantine for international travellers fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Victoria has recorded 1,903 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths overnight as the state prepares for an early exit from …

Covid Australia Dan Andrews has no regrets sending Melbourne into worlds longest lockdown quarantine
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid Australia Dan Andrews has no regrets sending Melbourne into worlds longest lockdown quarantine

Daily Mail  

Victoria premier Dan Andrews has doubled down on his decision to send Melbourne into the world's longest lockdown in a media blitz of breakfast TV interviews. Victoria premier Dan Andrews has doubled down on his decision to send Melbourne into the world's longest lockdown in a media blitz of breakfast TV interviews Mr Andrews said lockdowns were the only option …

Victoria records 1,838 COVID cases and seven deaths, state to exit lockdown on Thursday
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 1,838 COVID cases and seven deaths, state to exit lockdown on Thursday

ABC  

The lockdown in Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria will lift from 11:59pm on Thursday when the state is expected to reach its goal of having 70 per cent of those aged 16+ fully vaccinated. Key points: There have been 145 deaths in Victoria during the Delta outbreak The lockdown will lift at 11:59pm this Thursday Soon, more than 90 …

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers

Live Mint  

Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months. The federal government's reopening plans unveiled in July proposed abolishing caps on returning vaccinated Australians and a gradual reopening of international travel with safe countries …

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says passengers with proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test won’t need to quarantine. Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1 without the need for quarantine, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. We’ve got to open …

Sydney embraces freedom as Melbourne's lockdown becomes world's longest with 253 days
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney embraces freedom as Melbourne's lockdown becomes world's longest with 253 days

Daily Mail  

Jubilant Aussies have flocked to Sydney's bars and restaurants to celebrate 'freedom' from Covid restrictions - in sharp contrast to Melbourne which is still in the midst of the world's longest lockdown. The streets of Melbourne, Victoria, remain empty and quiet as the state remains under harsh lockdown measures Sydneysiders are now making the most of their newfound freedoms by …

Sydney exits lockdown as Australia gears up to ‘live with’ COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney exits lockdown as Australia gears up to ‘live with’ COVID

Al Jazeera  

People in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, ignored grey skies and drizzle on Monday to celebrate the end of almost four months of lockdown as fully vaccinated people were allowed once again to get their hair cut and go to cafes, restaurants and shops. With new infections now falling – New South Wales state recorded 496 cases on Monday – and …

Coronavirus Australia: Your guide to NSW Freedom Day as millions are lifted from lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Your guide to NSW Freedom Day as millions are lifted from lockdown

Daily Mail  

Millions of fully vaccinated Australians can finally return to work and travel beyond five kilometres after 106 long days in lockdown. Going to the pub, dining out, getting a haircut, seeing a movie at the cinema and heading to the gym are some of the activities fully vaccinated residents can enjoy again under the NSW roadmap. Children can enjoy a …

How a COVID-19 outbreak changed Sydney — and the key moments that led to lockdown being lifted
3 years, 5 months ago

How a COVID-19 outbreak changed Sydney — and the key moments that led to lockdown being lifted

ABC  

Four months ago, people in NSW were enjoying COVID zero — dancing in bars, eating in restaurants, working in offices and learning in schools. Authorities identified lower vaccination rates, limited access to health infrastructure and a higher proportion of vulnerable people, including Indigenous communities, as reasons an outbreak in western NSW was cause for particular concern. While rates of immunisation …

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November

India Today  

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would be removed when 80 per cent of the population aged 16 and older is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. New South …

Melbourne Cases Linger Near Record Levels as Australia Hits Vaccine Milestone
3 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne Cases Linger Near Record Levels as Australia Hits Vaccine Milestone

News 18  

COVID-19 infections in Australia's Victoria state hovered near record levels on Friday as authorities stepped up the pace of vaccinations in hopes of easing restrictions with more than half the country's adult population fully vaccinated. Australia is grappling with a third wave of infections from the highly infectious Delta variant that has led to lockdowns in its two largest cities, …

Coronavirus Australia: NSW records 1,022 new Covid-19 cases as more regions plunged into lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: NSW records 1,022 new Covid-19 cases as more regions plunged into lockdown

Daily Mail  

NSW is on track to hit its 70 per cent double jab target earlier than estimated as the state recorded 1,022 new cases and 10 deaths. Sydneysiders could be released from lockdown as early as October 11 More than 53 per cent of eligible NSW residents are fully vaccinated as the government eased more restrictions with the announcement of a …

Covid Australia Byron Bay close to lockdown AGAIN after infectious Sydney man flew in
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid Australia Byron Bay close to lockdown AGAIN after infectious Sydney man flew in

Daily Mail  

Byron Bay could be thrown back into lockdown on Tuesday morning after a Covid infected Sydney man flew in on Saturday and tested positive on Monday. The man arrived on the Virgin Flight VA 1141 from Sydney to Ballina on Saturday morning and was infectious for two days while working in Byron, Ballina and Tweed. Byron Bay could be thrown …

NSW and Victoria to leave lockdown with pubs open but premiers warn Covid cases will rise
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW and Victoria to leave lockdown with pubs open but premiers warn Covid cases will rise

Daily Mail  

The premiers of New South Wales and Victoria have told their citizens to 'prepare for the worst' with the Covid-ravaged states set to emerge from lockdown next month. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian felt more comfortable removing the east-west divide with a dramatic fall in new cases to just 1,083 - the lowest infection tally in over three weeks - with …

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs

Hindustan Times  

Australia’s most-populous state will trial home quarantine for people returning from overseas if they are fully vaccinated, signalling an easing of one of the most hardcore border regimes in the world. Australia's trial home quarantine for vaccinated arrivals to ease travel curbs New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Friday the pilot program in her state would begin in the …

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues
3 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country is within sight of eliminating Delta but travel restrictions to Australia extended until November. New Zealand has suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia for a further eight weeks, extending a halt in the so-called travel bubble between both countries, as they deal with fresh outbreaks of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. New …

NSW records 1,351 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths; Lismore and Albury LGAs go back into lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW records 1,351 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths; Lismore and Albury LGAs go back into lockdown

ABC  

Large parts of regional NSW have come out of lockdown on Thursday but some will have restrictions re-imposed after the state recorded 1,351 new COVID-19 cases. Key points: Stay-at-home orders will come back into effect for Lismore and Albury at 6:00pm today There have been two COVID-19 cases in Albury and one in Lismore Twelve people died in the latest …

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland
3 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

Deccan Chronicle  

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak "rumbles along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday. Ardern said the city's two million residents needed to abide by stay-at-home orders because of the emergence of several "mystery cases" which had not yet been linked to existing …

Victoria records 392 new local cases of COVID-19 amid concern about regional spread
3 years, 6 months ago

Victoria records 392 new local cases of COVID-19 amid concern about regional spread

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 392 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, as vaccines and new pop-up clinics are being directed to Melbourne's hotspot areas. Key points: There are 285 cases not yet linked to known outbreaks Five community vaccination centres and eight school pop-up sites will be set up in hotspot areas over the next fortnight Five more cases have been …

Coronavirus Australia: Thousands of regional NSW residents will be freed from lockdown this Saturday
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Thousands of regional NSW residents will be freed from lockdown this Saturday

Daily Mail  

Thousands of regional NSW residents can forward to eased restrictions and being freed from lockdown within days. Tourist mecca Byron Bay is among the regions coming out of lockdown Venues including hospitality, retail stores and gyms: · Hospitality venues can reopen subject to one person per 4sqm inside and one person per 2sqm outside, with standing while drinking permitted outside. …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded

Daily Mail  

Victoria recorded 246 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday - one more than Monday's figure - as the state rushes to vaccinate its Year 12 students before their end-of-year exams begin. Charlotte Sherlock, a Year 12 student at Brunswick Secondary College, rolled up her sleeve on Monday at the newly relocated Melbourne Museum vaccination site to promote the blitz. Only 90 …

Fears new COVID cases in south-east NSW will extend regional lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Fears new COVID cases in south-east NSW will extend regional lockdown

ABC  

There are concerns fresh cases of COVID-19 in the state's south-east could extend the NSW regional lockdown, which was set to finish this Friday. Key points: The first cases of COVID-19 in over a year have been detected across south-east NSW Bega MP Andrew Constance is calling for people to come forward for testing Vaccination rates are increasing, after the …

With COVID cases growing, Melbourne is following in Sydney's footsteps, but at what speed?
3 years, 6 months ago

With COVID cases growing, Melbourne is following in Sydney's footsteps, but at what speed?

ABC  

With Australia's third wave settling in, this week we saw Victoria follow in New South Wales' footsteps down two paths — much to the state's chagrin. But most cases — 335 in total — fit into the "other" category, which a health department spokesman said included sporting venues, family and social gatherings, places of worship and transport. As federal Health …

A tale of three cities: How COVID-19 lockdowns restricted movement in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne
3 years, 6 months ago

A tale of three cities: How COVID-19 lockdowns restricted movement in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne

ABC  

More than half of Australia's population is in lockdown in a bid to control a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews have both criticised NSW leader Gladys Berejiklian for failing to lock down "fast and hard" when cases were first detected in Sydney. This week, Google published travel data showing how these cities' …

Families stranded in COVID-19 border limbo, unable to get to Queensland amid changing rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Families stranded in COVID-19 border limbo, unable to get to Queensland amid changing rules

ABC  

Their toilet was a hole in the ground, their bed a double swag and their lodging a patch of scrubby bush beside a major road in northern NSW. Key points: Sam Ackers and Tony Chhun were holidaying in Victoria when the Queensland border was closed Since then, the couple has been stranded in NSW trying to navigate the ever-changing border …

Melbourne lockdown to continue until vaccination targets reached as Victoria abandons COVID-zero goal
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne lockdown to continue until vaccination targets reached as Victoria abandons COVID-zero goal

ABC  

The majority of Victoria's restrictions will stay in place until 70 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced. Key points: Victoria has recorded 120 new cases, its biggest daily rise in almost a year The government projects the 70 per cent threshold will be reached by …

Canberra's lockdown extended for two weeks as ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Canberra's lockdown extended for two weeks as ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19

ABC  

Canberra's lockdown has been extended for two weeks after the territory recorded 13 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19. Key points: The ACT's lockdown has been extended for two weeks until September 17 The ACT's lockdown has been extended for two weeks until September 17 At least eight of the newly announced cases were infectious while in the community At …

Australia’s Canberra extends COVID-19 lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Canberra extends COVID-19 lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Australian capital reports 13 new cases as officials extend the city’s hard lockdown until at least September 17. Australia’s Canberra has extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant. Canberra has been in lockdown for three weeks after a spate of cases believed to …

Australian State Warns Covid-19 Hospitalisations to Peak in October
3 years, 6 months ago

Australian State Warns Covid-19 Hospitalisations to Peak in October

News 18  

Australia’s most populous state New South Wales, the epicentre of its current COVID-19 outbreak, will hit a peak in intensive care hospitalisations in October as cases accumulate, amid reporting of a record daily rise in new infections on Monday. New South Wales declared a record 1,290 new cases as the nation struggles to contain the highly contagious Delta variant of …

First Aboriginal COVID death of pandemic linked to Western New South Wales outbreak
3 years, 6 months ago

First Aboriginal COVID death of pandemic linked to Western New South Wales outbreak

ABC  

A man from Dubbo has become the first Aboriginal person in Australia to die from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Key points: An unvaccinated man has become the first Aboriginal Australian to die from COVID-19 Western NSW has recorded 51 new cases, its highest daily number so far An outbreak in a prison is growing, sparking fears the virus will …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews has accused the federal government of playing favourites by handing out extra doses of Covid vaccine from the national stockpile to New South Wales. Victorians are being duded when it comes to its coronavirus vaccine supply, according to Dan Andrews, saying jabs have been taken out of the arms of Victorians so that Sydneysiders could 'go and have …

Australia’s Melbourne to extend sixth COVID-lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Melbourne to extend sixth COVID-lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Lockdown in Melbourne was due to end on Thursday, but authorities say this is no longer possible due to rising cases. Australian authorities say they will extend a lockdown of the country’s second-biggest city, Melbourne, as they struggle to quell a coronavirus outbreak driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Meanwhile, neighbouring New South Wales state, which includes Australia’s most …

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces easing of restrictions
3 years, 6 months ago

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces easing of restrictions

ABC  

Queensland has recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced. Key points: It has been 20 days since Queensland last recorded an active case in the community Masks will not be required outdoors anymore, aside from people attending sporting events at stadiums There were no new cases reported on Palm Island after traces of the virus …

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