SA records one more COVID-19 case linked to cluster and winery superspreader event
3 years, 8 months ago

SA records one more COVID-19 case linked to cluster and winery superspreader event

ABC  

South Australia has recorded one new case of COVID-19 linked to other cases at a winery north-east of Adelaide. Key points: The man aged in his 60s is the ninth case linked to Tenafeate Creek Wines, and the 16th in the cluster The Premier said the state remains on track to emerge from lockdown on Tuesday A request to the Prime Minister to reduce international flights has been granted The person was in quarantine and brings the state's total in the current outbreak to 16. "There have been now quite a number of people test positive who have been either at The Greek on Halifax or the Tenafeate winery, so they're obviously our high transmission sites," Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said. Testing booking system to be trialled Mr Marshall said waiting times at testing sites had "massively" come down in the past few days. Mr Marshall said COVID testing staff "had got through about 2 per cent of the entire population in South Australia" in the past couple of days.

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COVID-19 cases start to rise again in South Australia, in line with new wave predictions
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 cases start to rise again in South Australia, in line with new wave predictions

ABC  

The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Australia has jumped by more than 1,000 over the past week, as experts warn another wave of infection is starting across the country. Key points: The number of COVID-19 cases in South Australia has risen to 3,797 over the past week This rise is in line with predictions of a new wave …

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen
2 years, 10 months ago

South Australia records 3,591 COVID-19 cases as death toll jumps by a dozen

ABC  

South Australia's COVID-19 death toll has jumped by 12, after SA Health retrospectively included previously unrecorded deaths that occurred over the past three weeks. Key points: The 12 deaths take the toll since the start of the pandemic to 366 There are 22,821 current active cases The 221 hospitalised cases include 11 people in intensive care The deaths were of …

Active cases and hospitalisations fall in South Australia, as 4,986 new infections recorded
2 years, 11 months ago

Active cases and hospitalisations fall in South Australia, as 4,986 new infections recorded

ABC  

The number of South Australians currently suffering from COVID-19 has dropped by almost 1,500 from yesterday, as hospitalisations fall to 220. Key points: South Australia recorded 4,986 new infections on Wednesday Hospitalisations have fallen by 12 from yesterday The Premier said the ramping crisis was "far from over" Two people — a woman in her 80s and man in his …

South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 1,618 new cases
3 years ago

South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 1,618 new cases

ABC  

The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Australia has again jumped above 1,600, bucking a downward trend in recent days. Key points: Two men, aged in their 80s and 90s, have died with COVID-19 There are 111 people currently in hospital, including nine in intensive care The 1,618 new cases represents an increase of 260 on yesterday's number There …

No new COVID-19 deaths in South Australia as restrictions ease at hospitality venues
3 years, 1 month ago

No new COVID-19 deaths in South Australia as restrictions ease at hospitality venues

ABC  

South Australia has reported no new deaths from COVID-19, and the number of new cases has dropped slightly. Key points: COVID-19 case numbers have fallen, along with the number of tests carried out Exposure sites have been named in Port Lincoln More people are now allowed inside hospitality venues A total of 109 people are in hospital with the virus …

Big increase in South Australian COVID-19 case numbers after Adelaide Fringe starts, but no new deaths
3 years, 1 month ago

Big increase in South Australian COVID-19 case numbers after Adelaide Fringe starts, but no new deaths

ABC  

South Australia has recorded a spike in new COVID-19 cases after the opening weekend of the Adelaide Fringe, as Premier Steven Marshall rebuffs criticism from his WA counterpart about the state's handling of the pandemic. Key points: The Adelaide Fringe festival started on Friday The number of new COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to almost 2,000 SA's Premier …

Two deaths and 4,024 new COVID-19 cases in South Australia in 'stabilising' of numbers
3 years, 2 months ago

Two deaths and 4,024 new COVID-19 cases in South Australia in 'stabilising' of numbers

ABC  

South Australia has recorded another two COVID-19 deaths and an uptick in hospital admissions, despite a reduction in overall case numbers. Key points: More than 4,000 people returned positive COVID-19 tests in SA Two elderly people have died The Premier says a peak in numbers is expected by the end of January Premier Steven Marshall confirmed a man in his …

SA Pathology sends wrong COVID-19 results to 11 people in South Australia
3 years, 3 months ago

SA Pathology sends wrong COVID-19 results to 11 people in South Australia

ABC  

A South Australian pathology clinic has admitted that 11 people were given the wrong COVID-19 test result on New Year's Eve. Key points: 11 people were sent the wrong COVID-19 results SA Pathology says the correct results were sent within three hours Three prisons have gone into lockdown after numerous prisoners tested positive In a statement, SA Pathology said that, …

SA records 2,093 cases of COVID-19, and the deaths of two aged care residents
3 years, 3 months ago

SA records 2,093 cases of COVID-19, and the deaths of two aged care residents

ABC  

South Australia has recorded another 2,093 cases of COVID-19, including two aged care residents who have died with the virus. Key points: SA Pathology processed a record 25,943 tests yesterday Interstate arrivals no longer need to undergo a RAT test on arrival Quarantine requirements for double-vaccinated overseas arrivals have been scrapped The daily case record is a significant increase on …

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases
3 years, 3 months ago

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases

ABC  

A COVID-positive child under the age of two has died in South Australia. Key points: A child under the age of two who was COVID-positive has died South Australia has recorded 1,374 new cases of COVID-19 There are still 37 patients in hospital, including four in intensive care Premier Steven Marshall said the case will be referred to the coroner, …

South Australia reports 995 new COVID-19 cases, with 36 people now in hospital
3 years, 3 months ago

South Australia reports 995 new COVID-19 cases, with 36 people now in hospital

ABC  

South Australia has broken its daily COVID-19 case count record for the third day running, with Premier Steven Marshall saying the number is "doubling every three to four days". Key points: South Australia's daily case count has continued to jump significantly Its new cases take the total since the border reopened to 5,238 No further details have been provided about …

South Australia records 154 new COVID-19 cases, testing requirements for interstate travellers amended
3 years, 3 months ago

South Australia records 154 new COVID-19 cases, testing requirements for interstate travellers amended

ABC  

South Australia has relaxed testing requirements for interstate arrivals as the state records 154 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, with five people in hospital. Key points: SA has recorded 154 new cases, with five people in hospital None are in intensive care Interstate travellers will no longer need to get tested upon arrival in SA Six of the 556 active …

SA records 73 new COVID-19 cases, as hospitality businesses look ahead to eased restrictions
3 years, 3 months ago

SA records 73 new COVID-19 cases, as hospitality businesses look ahead to eased restrictions

ABC  

South Australia has reported 73 new cases of COVID-19, up on Friday's record of 64 cases in a single reporting period in the state. Key points: SA Health said 73 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours It is the highest daily increase in COVID cases in SA, following yesterday's record numbers Of the new cases, 11 …

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 …

Canberra's lockdown extended for two weeks as ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Victoria to remain in lockdown as COVID cases surge but Andrews hopeful of driving down numbers
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria to remain in lockdown as COVID cases surge but Andrews hopeful of driving down numbers

ABC  

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state, Victorians have been told to prepare for another lockdown extension. "Obviously with almost 100 cases today, where many of them remain mysteries, many of them were out in the community during their infectious period, it is not going to be possible for us to open up our Victorian community in just …

Premier Daniel Andrews confirms Victorian lockdown will be extended as 92 new COVID cases recorded
3 years, 7 months ago

Premier Daniel Andrews confirms Victorian lockdown will be extended as 92 new COVID cases recorded

ABC  

Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed Victoria's sixth lockdown will be extended past Thursday, but it is too early to say which settings will be in place and how long the restrictions will last. Key points: Just 63 of the new cases were linked to known outbreaks Just 63 of the new cases were linked to known outbreaks Mr Andrews took …

Melbourne marks 200 days of COVID-19 lockdowns since the pandemic began
3 years, 7 months ago

Melbourne marks 200 days of COVID-19 lockdowns since the pandemic began

ABC  

Thursday night marked an unpleasant milestone for Melburnians — the 200th day lived under lockdown restrictions. Lockdown One: 43 days BEGAN: March 30, 11:59pm ENDED: May 12, 11:59pm The local cases recorded each day It's here that we got our first taste of the restrictions that have defined 2020 and 2021. Lockdown Two: 111 days BEGAN: July 8, 11:59pm ENDED: …

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case

Daily Mail  

New Zealand has been plunged into a snap lockdown after a single mystery Covid case was found in Auckland, the nation's first locally-acquired case since February. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has announced the country will go into lockdown from 11.59pm Tuesday New Zealand and Australia have seen very few Covid cases per capita, one of the benefits of pursuing …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney

News 18  

Australia’s Queensland state on Monday extended a COVID-19 lockdown in Brisbane, while soldiers began patrolling Sydney to enforce stay-at-home rules as Australia struggles to stop the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus spreading. Queensland said it had detected 13 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours – the biggest one-day rise the state has recorded in …

New COVID-19 cases in SA cluster but two exposure sites removed after error detected
3 years, 8 months ago

New COVID-19 cases in SA cluster but two exposure sites removed after error detected

ABC  

South Australia's COVID-19 cluster has grown, with two new cases — a woman in her 80s and a man in his 40s — reported overnight. Key points: There are now 21 COVID-19 cases in the Modbury cluster There are now 21 COVID-19 cases in the Modbury cluster Businesses have started receiving grants Businesses have started receiving grants Aberfoyle Park businesses …

South Australian COVID–19 lockdown to end on Tuesday night after one new local case
3 years, 8 months ago

South Australian COVID–19 lockdown to end on Tuesday night after one new local case

ABC  

South Australia has recorded one new locally-acquired case of COVID-19 overnight. Premier Steven Marshall said South Australia was on track to end its seven-day lockdown as planned at midnight tomorrow night. "Although the lockdown will most likely be lifted as of midnight tomorrow night, the people who are in quarantine — directed quarantine — need to remain in that quarantine …

NSW to 'see the fruits' of lockdown in coming weeks despite 141 new cases and two deaths
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW to 'see the fruits' of lockdown in coming weeks despite 141 new cases and two deaths

ABC  

Despite NSW recording 141 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths yesterday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she's confident the state will see the fruits of lockdown in coming weeks. Key points: NSW Premier says the state has stabilised Delta strain cases compared to other countries The Prime Minister defended NSW's lockdown saying there was no other alternative Vaccination efforts will be …

Coronavirus Australia: Millions of Victorians to be RELEASED from lockdown as Sydney cases soar
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Millions of Victorians to be RELEASED from lockdown as Sydney cases soar

Daily Mail  

Victorians are set to be released from their fifth lockdown Victorians are on track to throw off the shackles of their fifth Covid lockdown on Wednesday, but the nightmare is only just beginning for Sydneysiders who could remain under stay-at-home orders until at least mid-September. NSW government has made a request for financial modelling to assess the devastating effect of …

Central West NSW stays in lockdown, but records another day of zero cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Central West NSW stays in lockdown, but records another day of zero cases

ABC  

The central west of New South Wales has recorded another day of zero new cases of COVID-19, following a positive case recorded in the region that sent 60,000 people into lockdown. Key points: One positive case of COVID-19 has been recorded in the Central West, no new cases have been identified since More than 15 per cent of the region's …

New COVID case overnight in South Australia as state enters first day of lockdown
3 years, 8 months ago

New COVID case overnight in South Australia as state enters first day of lockdown

ABC  

South Australia has recorded a new case of COVID–19 overnight – taking the current cluster to six. "This case went through that whole shopping centre so that's why that whole shopping centre has been put out as an exposure site," Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said a testing site exclusively for people …

First regional lockdown in NSW as Delta strain of COVID-19 slips the Greater Sydney cordon
3 years, 8 months ago

First regional lockdown in NSW as Delta strain of COVID-19 slips the Greater Sydney cordon

ABC  

Parts of NSW's Central West are waking to a snap COVID-19 lockdown after cases leaked out of Greater Sydney’s growing Delta variant outbreak. Key points: Factory worker at Blayney in the NSW Central West tests positive The factory is now closed for cleaning as managers await test results for other workers Five sites in Orange named as venues of concerns …

Covid-19 Australia: Aussies share 'lowest lockdown confessions' in Instagram story thread
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Aussies share 'lowest lockdown confessions' in Instagram story thread

Daily Mail  

Australians have shared their lowest points of lockdown in an Instagram thread that lays bare the bored and beleaguered mental state of 14 million across the country. Just like the rest of us: Reality TV star Martha Kalifatidis said she is struggling to get dressed, wash her face and walk more than 50 steps a day during lockdown In response …

South Australia 'moves into lockdown' after five COVID cases associated with Modbury Hospital cluster
3 years, 8 months ago

South Australia 'moves into lockdown' after five COVID cases associated with Modbury Hospital cluster

ABC  

South Australia has now entered lockdown, after health authorities confirmed the state's outbreak is the Delta strain. Key points: A fifth COVID case has been detected in South Australia The state went into lockdown from 6:00pm Schools will be closed from tomorrow They have so far identified five cases linked to the current cluster. A fourth case was announced on …

Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters
3 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters

India TV News  

Amid concern over rising Covid cases in Australia, country's largest city Melbourne has been put under 5-day strict lockdown, starting tonight. Melbourne’s fifth lockdown of the pandemic will apply across Victoria state, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday. A three-week lockdown of Sydney and surrounding communities in New South Wales state had been due to end on Friday. Health …

NSW broke COVID-19 records yesterday, but Kerry Chant in 'two minds' about infection numbers
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW broke COVID-19 records yesterday, but Kerry Chant in 'two minds' about infection numbers

ABC  

NSW is bracing for another day of soaring COVID-19 cases, but the state's Chief Health Officer says higher case numbers aren't always a bad sign. Key points: The number of locally acquired cases in NSW exceeded 100 for the first time yesterday Kerry Chant said those numbers needed to be interpreted based on whether the patients were in isolation or …

SA to relax COVID–19 border restrictions with Queensland, but ban on ACT travel remains
3 years, 8 months ago

SA to relax COVID–19 border restrictions with Queensland, but ban on ACT travel remains

ABC  

South Australia's border restrictions with south-eastern Queensland, including Brisbane, will relax on Friday. Key points: People from all of Queensland will be able to enter SA without quarantining from Friday, but will need to get tested Anyone already in quarantine from south-east Queensland or Townsville will be able to leave on Friday A service station in Tailem Bend has been …

Australia’s Sydney extends COVID lockdown as Delta cluster grows
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia’s Sydney extends COVID lockdown as Delta cluster grows

Al Jazeera  

Strict stay-at-home orders will remain in place until July 16, while schools in Sydney will move to remote learning next week. Residents of Australia’s largest city will spend at least one more week in lockdown, authorities announced on Wednesday, after detecting dozens of new coronavirus cases. Sydney, home to a fifth of Australia’s 25 million people, first went into lockdown …

NSW records 18 new COVID-19 cases, lockdown decision likely on Wednesday
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW records 18 new COVID-19 cases, lockdown decision likely on Wednesday

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she hopes to announce on Wednesday whether lockdown will be extended or not. Key points: NSW recorded 18 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases overnight There were 32,136 tests conducted, down from 52,000 tests on Monday Greater Sydney's lockdown is scheduled to end on Friday, July 9 Ms Berejiklian said decisions would be made "as late …

No new COVID-19 cases in the NT after Alice Springs and Darwin lockdowns lifted
3 years, 8 months ago

No new COVID-19 cases in the NT after Alice Springs and Darwin lockdowns lifted

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases overnight — the first reporting window since lockdowns in Alice Springs and Darwin were lifted. Key points: More than 2,500 tests came back negative overnight Tests for 32 people from a high-risk site are still outstanding Compliance with post-lockdown restrictions has been described as "excellent" More than 2,500 tests have come …

New case of COVID-19 detected on Queensland's Sunshine Coast hours before lockdown lifted
3 years, 8 months ago

New case of COVID-19 detected on Queensland's Sunshine Coast hours before lockdown lifted

ABC  

Queensland Health has detected another community case of COVID-19 in addition to three cases announced earlier on Friday. Key points: The Sunshine Coast man became symptomatic on Wednesday and was tested yesterday He was in the community and potentially infectious for two days before lockdown began Shoppers at Coles at Sippy Downs between 8:15am to 8:35am on Tuesday, June 29, …

Lockdowns in effect for millions of Australians. Here's the latest from COVID-19 press conferences across Australia
3 years, 9 months ago

Lockdowns in effect for millions of Australians. Here's the latest from COVID-19 press conferences across Australia

ABC  

There have been new coronavirus cases in nearly every state today, but most have been linked to existing outbreaks. Five locally acquired cases in South Australia But importantly, Premier Steven Marshall said the state would not be heading into a lockdown. The Northern Territory recorded no new coronavirus cases today, but a potentially positive case in South Australia spent seven …

Over 10 million Australians in lockdown as country battles Delta variant flare-ups; Brisbane issues stay-at-home orders
3 years, 9 months ago

Over 10 million Australians in lockdown as country battles Delta variant flare-ups; Brisbane issues stay-at-home orders

Firstpost  

Brisbane is the fourth major city after Sydney, Perth and Darwin to have ordered a lockdown in recent days Brisbane: More than 10 million Australians have been ordered into lockdown as coronavirus cases spread across the country, and Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major city to issue stay-at-home orders. The three-day snap lockdown for Brisbane, starting on Tuesday evening, …

What needs to happen to end Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

What needs to happen to end Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown

ABC  

As the number of COVID-19 infections in New South Wales continues to rise, the state's chief health officer has revealed what will help "turn around" Sydney's outbreak — and it's not just about falling case numbers. Key points: Chief health officer Kerry Chant wants to see all new cases already in isolation High testing numbers, particularly among those who visited …

Four Sydney LGAs placed in lockdown as NSW records 22 new COVID-19 cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Four Sydney LGAs placed in lockdown as NSW records 22 new COVID-19 cases

ABC  

People who live or work in four Sydney local government areas — including the CBD — will go into lockdown after NSW recorded 22 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The affected local government areas are: Waverley Woollahra Randwick City of Sydney People who live in those areas, or have worked in those areas in the past fortnight, …

Melbourne's path out of COVID-19 restrictions was looking clear — then suddenly it wasn't
3 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne's path out of COVID-19 restrictions was looking clear — then suddenly it wasn't

ABC  

Melburnians are awaking to some welcome new freedoms today after a tough two-week "circuit-breaker" coronavirus lockdown. The new cases were unwelcome news on Melbourne's last day of lockdown and authorities swiftly walked back their positive attitude about Melbourne's restrictions easing again in a week. This tweak to the restrictions was described as "a small thing" by Deputy Chief Health Officer …

Melbourne to exit lockdown with COVID cases controlled
3 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne to exit lockdown with COVID cases controlled

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Melbourne will relax a COVID-19 lockdown as planned on Thursday night, saying people’s adherence to the strict rules had “changed the course” of a coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city. Everyone should be absolutely proud of what we have all achieved together,” Victoria state acting Premier James Merlino told reporters in Melbourne on Wednesday. “But we know this …

Covid Australia: Melbourne lockdown WON'T be extended unless 'massive surge' of mystery cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid Australia: Melbourne lockdown WON'T be extended unless 'massive surge' of mystery cases

Daily Mail  

Melbourne's tough lockdown will end on Friday as planned unless there is a massive surge in mystery cases, government sources say. Victorian government sources said the city's lockdown will be lifted as scheduled at 11.59pm on Thursday, with restrictions likely easing to those currently in place in regional Victoria. Melbourne's tough lockdown is unlikely to be extended unless there is …

Melbourne COVID-19 case travels to NSW South Coast and Goulburn for camping trip
3 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne COVID-19 case travels to NSW South Coast and Goulburn for camping trip

ABC  

Health authorities say a confirmed COVID-19 case from Melbourne travelled to several areas of NSW while potentially infectious, including Jervis Bay on the south coast and Goulburn in the southern tablelands. Key points: The COVID-19 case returned to Melbourne before the lockdown began on May 27 A drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic will be set up in Huskisson on the South …

Millions in Australia plunged into snap COVID-19 lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Millions in Australia plunged into snap COVID-19 lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Nearly seven million people in state of Victoria will have to stay at home for a week in bid to contain new cluster of cases. Nearly seven million people in Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria will start a snap lockdown on Thursday night, as officials blame a sluggish vaccine rollout and hotel quarantine failures for a fresh virus outbreak …

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded
3 years, 11 months ago

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded

ABC  

The lockdown of the Perth and Peel region has ended after Western Australia recorded no new community spread of coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. Key points: The interim restrictions include the mandatory wearing of face masks The Premier says the lockdown was the "circuit-breaker" WA needed Two people caught COVID-19 off a man infected in hotel quarantine But …

Perth COVID lockdown update: No new cases of community spread
3 years, 11 months ago

Perth COVID lockdown update: No new cases of community spread

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded no new community cases of COVID-19 amid a growing outbreak of the virus in Perth. WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted to see more testing completed, and that it was "too early to predict what will happen on Tuesday", when the lockdown is due to end. "If you've been to an exposure location that the …

Snap Lockdown Ordered in Australia's Brisbane After Virus Outbreak
4 years ago

Snap Lockdown Ordered in Australia's Brisbane After Virus Outbreak

News 18  

More than two million people in Brisbane were ordered into a three-day lockdown Monday after a cluster of coronavirus cases was detected in Australia’s third-biggest city. It is the second snap lockdown of Brisbane and the city’s surrounds this year, coming after seven people tested positive for Covid-19 — the first significant community outbreak in Australia in weeks. I don’t …

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