NSW police investigating actions of COVID-positive man who left Sydney lockdown for Byron Bay
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW police investigating actions of COVID-positive man who left Sydney lockdown for Byron Bay

ABC  

New South Wales police are investigating the actions of a COVID-positive man who broke Sydney's lockdown and travelled to Byron Bay in the state's far north. Key points: Locals are still allowed to travel across the border for "permitted purposes" The infected man was reportedly travelling without a mask Queensland Health confirmed late yesterday he did not cross the border Authorities have warned Queenslanders not to travel into the Queensland-New South Wales border zone after the 50-year-old man roamed Byron Bay and three other shires that are within a few hours' drive of the state line. Man did not enter Queensland Ms Palaszczuk said she was "absolutely concerned" about the situation in NSW and flagged a possible shut down on the border depending on how the situation progressed. Following the NSW government's lockdown of the four shire areas, Queensland Health issued a statement saying, "they were monitoring the situation" and, "if there is a need for tighter border controls, we will implement them".

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More than 200 local COVID-19 cases recorded in Western Australia as new restrictions begin
2 years, 10 months ago

More than 200 local COVID-19 cases recorded in Western Australia as new restrictions begin

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded another 213 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 as new health restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus kick in. Key points: More COVID-19 cases are expected in WA's remote Mantamaru community More COVID-19 cases are expected in WA's remote Mantamaru community The state has adopted capacity limits and expanded mask-wearing rules The state has …

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says
3 years ago

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says

ABC  

Queensland's new Chief Health Officer John Gerrard is warning COVID-19 will spread rapidly through the community now the borders have opened, but does not expect hospitals to be overwhelmed. Key points: Dr John Gerrard says authorities will become less concerned about individual cases He says they expect most COVID cases to be mild and managed at home It could be …

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

Queensland records zero local COVID-19 cases, applies new restrictions to NSW border bubble after lockdown announced
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland records zero local COVID-19 cases, applies new restrictions to NSW border bubble after lockdown announced

ABC  

Queensland will tighten border restrictions for the Tweed and Byron shires in northern New South Wales after a lockdown was announced for those regions. Key points: The additional restriction to the two LGAs will apply from 1:00am Wednesday The new border rules mean the Byron and Tweed LGAs will become part of the restricted NSW border zone The Premier described …

Authorities trace traveller who spent time at Brisbane Airport while infectious, eyes on Northern NSW after positive case
3 years, 3 months ago

Authorities trace traveller who spent time at Brisbane Airport while infectious, eyes on Northern NSW after positive case

ABC  

Queensland has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 as authorities look into contact tracing efforts after an infected traveller transited through Brisbane Airport on their way to the Northern Territory. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per …

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane
3 years, 3 months ago

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane

ABC  

A domestic traveller has tested positive for COVID-19 in Darwin after travelling to the Northern Territory from New South Wales, via Queensland, however, the Territory's Health Minister, Natasha Fyles, says the case poses a "very minimal risk to the Northern Territory community". Key points: A returning Territory resident has tested positive to COVID-19 while in quarantine at Howard Springs He …

Couple identified as origin of COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales
3 years, 4 months ago

Couple identified as origin of COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales

ABC  

The source of the COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales has been pinpointed by health authorities. "We're closer to that original strain but what we now know is there's so much broad spread of this Delta strain across all of our communities," Mr McLachlan said. "People are driven by their addiction the commercial aspects of it, and their desire …

Sydney tree care workers test positive for COVID-19 after working for weeks in the Hunter
3 years, 4 months ago

Sydney tree care workers test positive for COVID-19 after working for weeks in the Hunter

ABC  

Health officials say staff from a Sydney tree-lopping business have gone to homes in Newcastle before testing positive to COVID-19. Key points: Multiple workers from a Sydney tree-lopping business have tested positive to COVID-19 Charlestown Medical and Dental Centre is a venue of concern There were six new cases of coronavirus recorded in the Hunter region Hunter New England Health …

Two new COVID-19 cases in Hunter outbreak amid lockdown protests at Cessnock, Lake Macquarie
3 years, 4 months ago

Two new COVID-19 cases in Hunter outbreak amid lockdown protests at Cessnock, Lake Macquarie

ABC  

Police have moved in on anti-lockdown protests in the Hunter Valley, as the region recorded another two COVID-19 cases. Key points: Police were called to anti-lockdown protests at Cessnock and Lake Macquarie The Hunter region has recorded two new COVID cases A strict lockdown has ended for residents of a Windale unit complex Police responded to seven small protests across …

First Aboriginal COVID death of pandemic linked to Western New South Wales outbreak
3 years, 4 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 …

Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents

CNN  

Australia’s new daily cases of Covid-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the global pandemic began, as two major hospitals in Sydney set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with a rise in patients. The rapid rise in Covid-19 patients has forced Sydney’s Westmead and Blacktown hospitals, which service the city’s sprawling western suburbs, to erect …

Origin of COVID-19 infection behind NT lockdown unknown, Chief Minister uncertain on Christmas travel
3 years, 4 months ago

Origin of COVID-19 infection behind NT lockdown unknown, Chief Minister uncertain on Christmas travel

ABC  

The Northern Territory Chief Minister says health authorities are still unsure how an infected man that caused lockdowns in Greater Darwin and Katherine last week caught coronavirus. Key points: The Chief Minister said the man could have caught the virus in the US He said he could not rule out longer lockdowns in the future The Chief Minister would not …

Sydney lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 644 COVID-19 cases, four deaths
3 years, 4 months ago

Sydney lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 644 COVID-19 cases, four deaths

ABC  

Greater Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown has been extended until the end of September and a raft of new restrictions — including a curfew — will be introduced after NSW recorded 644 new infections. Key points: People in NSW will have to wear masks while outside in NSW, unless they're exercising People in NSW will have to wear masks while outside in …

Police presence beefed up at Queensland-NSW border in 'last line of defence' against southern Delta COVID outbreak
3 years, 4 months ago

Police presence beefed up at Queensland-NSW border in 'last line of defence' against southern Delta COVID outbreak

ABC  

As the police presence at the border is beefed up, a border town mayor reveals Queensland Health has been giving COVID-19 vaccinations to New South Wales residents living just over the state line. Key points: More than 1,000 vehicles were turned around at the state border in the past 24 hours An additional 50 police officers have been dispersed along …

COVID cases in Western NSW reach 117 as army arrives to help with vaccine rollout
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID cases in Western NSW reach 117 as army arrives to help with vaccine rollout

ABC  

There are now 117 active cases of COVID-19 in Western New South Wales as the virus continues to spread to some of the state's most remote communities. Key points: The ADF will arrive in the region this week to help with vaccinations and compliance Vaccination rates in Aboriginal communities are still low and authorities are desperately trying to stop a …

NT records new case of COVID-19, triggering snap three-day lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

NT records new case of COVID-19, triggering snap three-day lockdown

ABC  

The Northern Territory has a recorded one new case of COVID-19, a man in his 30s who spent time in the community while infectious. Key points: The positive case was an international arrival who tested negative while in hotel quarantine in Sydney The man was tested again in Darwin, as required, and returned a positive result overnight He is now …

Western NSW COVID-19 lockdowns likely to continue amid 26 new cases, Armidale restrictions extended by a week
3 years, 4 months ago

Western NSW COVID-19 lockdowns likely to continue amid 26 new cases, Armidale restrictions extended by a week

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the wider Dubbo region has jumped by 26 cases overnight on what the New South Wales Premier has described as the "most concerning day of the pandemic" so far. Key points: Western NSW lockdowns are likely to continue, after 26 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Dubbo region overnight Armidale has …

Regional NSW towns fear the worst as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak spreads
3 years, 4 months ago

Regional NSW towns fear the worst as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak spreads

ABC  

The usually relaxed vibe of the seaside town of Byron Bay evaporated this week with the news that a visiting family of three from Sydney had tested positive for COVID-19. "We've got big family groups that share households, people that are either couch surfing or have no fixed place of abode," Mr Naden said. "If it spread quickly and the …

Queensland records seven new community cases of COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Queensland records seven new community cases of COVID-19

ABC  

Queensland has recorded seven new community cases of COVID-19 with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk saying virus creep from New South Wales was very concerning. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. Dr Young …

Coronavirus Australia: 80% of NSW in lockdown after Covid escaped Sydney with police given new power
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: 80% of NSW in lockdown after Covid escaped Sydney with police given new power

Daily Mail  

Sydney's Covid crisis is now a reality for 80 per cent of people living across New South Wales, with 6.6 million in the state under lockdown. 80 per cent of people in New South Wales live in the locked down regions highlighted in red Police have been given greater powers to crack down on Covid rule-breakers amid fears people are …

Covid NSW: Huge changes coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are granted more powers
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid NSW: Huge changes coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are granted more powers

Daily Mail  

Sweeping changes are coming to Sydney's lockdown as police are given 48 hours to redraft the public health orders to bring the city's spiralling Covid crisis under control. THE CHANGES COMING TO SYDNEY'S LOCKDOWN A ban on Sydneysiders travelling to second residences intrastate Greater policing powers to ensure compliance within singles bubbles More ADF troops deployed across the city to …

Coronavirus Australia: New Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay Covid exposure sites - Woolworths, Coles
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: New Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay Covid exposure sites - Woolworths, Coles

Daily Mail  

Busy supermarkets, popular cafes and even regional pubs have been added to New South Wales' relentlessly growing list of Covid exposure sites, with a huge list of another 68 venues revealed. FIND THE LATEST EXPOSURE SITES NEAR YOU: The popular Balkan Oven Bakery Café in Rockdale in the city's south has been exposed to the virus for over two weeks …

Anxiety builds in regional NSW as towns go into lockdown after COVID-19 spills out of Sydney
3 years, 5 months ago

Anxiety builds in regional NSW as towns go into lockdown after COVID-19 spills out of Sydney

ABC  

Coronavirus is on the march and regional New South Wales communities are nervous with the latest wave of the pandemic breaching Greater Sydney and cases causing panic in multiple locations across the state. Key points: Several regional communities, including Tamworth and Byron Bay, are in lockdown Several regional communities, including Tamworth and Byron Bay, are in lockdown Some people are …

NSW sets new record with 356 COVID-19 cases, three deaths
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW sets new record with 356 COVID-19 cases, three deaths

ABC  

NSW's COVID-19 crisis deepened after a record 356 new cases were identified in the 24 hours to 8:00pm on Monday, and the number of deaths linked to an outbreak at a Sydney hospital rose to six. Key points: The Premier rejected introducing restrictions like a ring of steel, saying they "aren't going to work" The Premier rejected introducing restrictions like …

NSW records 283 new COVID-19 cases, another death as Tamworth, Byron Bay go into lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW records 283 new COVID-19 cases, another death as Tamworth, Byron Bay go into lockdown

ABC  

Tamworth and Byron Bay have been put into lockdown as NSW records 283 new COVID cases and another death. Key points: A Sydney man travelled to Byron Bay while infectious A Sydney man travelled to Byron Bay while infectious NSW recorded its 29th death during the Delta outbreak NSW recorded its 29th death during the Delta outbreak There are currently …

Byron Bay, Richmond Valley, Ballina, Lismore in lockdown after COVID-19 case in region
3 years, 5 months ago

Byron Bay, Richmond Valley, Ballina, Lismore in lockdown after COVID-19 case in region

ABC  

Four local government areas in the NSW North Coast are now in lockdown after a positive case travelled to the region from Sydney. Key points: It's believed the man travelled to the Byron Shire from Sydney with two children It's believed the man travelled to the Byron Shire from Sydney with two children Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon said the …

NSW records 233 local COVID-19 cases and two more deaths as Gladys Berejiklian warns outbreak will get worse
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW records 233 local COVID-19 cases and two more deaths as Gladys Berejiklian warns outbreak will get worse

ABC  

A 27-year-old man died "suddenly" from COVID-19 at his Sydney home as NSW recorded 233 new infections and Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned the Delta outbreak would get worse. Key points: The Premier says not all Year 12 students will return to school as planned on August 16 The Premier says not all Year 12 students will return to school as …

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns
3 years, 5 months ago

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns

ABC  

Queensland Health has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 has been detected in a person in Far North Queensland. "Their test has come up positive but from the way the Chief Health Officer described it, it's a very low reading on the test, that's why they are doing re-testing," Mr Crawford said. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 5 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 …

NSW records 207 COVID-19 cases; Liverpool man becomes 15th death from outbreak
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW records 207 COVID-19 cases; Liverpool man becomes 15th death from outbreak

ABC  

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says diverting vaccines from regional NSW to give to year 12 students in Sydney is "in the best interests of public health". Key points: A record 117,009 tests were administered in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday A man in his 90s died yesterday at Liverpool Hospital — the 15th death this outbreak Fourteen residents of an …

How did the chain of COVID-19 transmission from a Brisbane high school student send south-east Queensland into lockdown?
3 years, 5 months ago

How did the chain of COVID-19 transmission from a Brisbane high school student send south-east Queensland into lockdown?

ABC  

Eleven local government areas in south-east Queensland will lockdown under their "harshest restrictions yet", after a new cluster of Delta strain COVID-19 cases was discovered. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. …

COVID-19 fragments found in NSW Central West sewage, but no new cases
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 fragments found in NSW Central West sewage, but no new cases

ABC  

Only hours after three communities in Central West New South Wales came out of a week-long lockdown, fragments of COVID-19 were identified in sewage, sparking a fresh wave of concern. Key points: Fragments of COVID-19 were detected in a wastewater sample, taken from Molong on Monday The Local Health District says it could mean a local resident has the virus, …

Sydney lockdown extended four weeks as Covid delta surge worsens
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney lockdown extended four weeks as Covid delta surge worsens

Live Mint  

Sydney’s month-long lockdown will be extended by at least another four weeks, with Australian authorities failing to flatten an outbreak of daily Covid-19 cases that on Wednesday surged to another record. Berejiklian has been criticized by some health experts and political rivals who say she was too slow to implement lockdown in the city of 6 million people, in a …

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight

Daily Mail  

Tough stay-at home orders will be lifted from parts of New South Wales tonight despite the state recording a record 172 new Covid cases. Tuesday's increase in cases is the largest in Sydney's latest outbreak and the highest daily rise since April 2020 Pictured is the entrance to the newly-opened south-western Sydney vaccination centre at Macquarie Fields on Monday Sydneysiders …

Fears customers exposed to COVID-19 at Campsie shopping centre for 11 days
3 years, 5 months ago

Fears customers exposed to COVID-19 at Campsie shopping centre for 11 days

ABC  

Health authorities have identified a shopping mall in Sydney's south-west as "a key venue of concern" amid fears customers could have been exposed to COVID-19 there for 11 days. Key points: Anyone who attended the Campsie Centre between July 14 and 24 is deemed a close contact Dr McAnulty says "many people" have been exposed at the centre Shopping centre …

NSW records 172 new COVID-19 cases, 60 in community while infectious
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW records 172 new COVID-19 cases, 60 in community while infectious

ABC  

A decision on the future of Greater Sydney's lockdown will be announced "as early as tomorrow" after NSW recorded 172 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. Key points: NSW records 172 new cases, the highest daily tally since the Delta outbreak began Almost half of new cases were in the community for at least some of their infectious period The outbreak …

South Australian COVID–19 lockdown to end on Tuesday night after one new local case
3 years, 5 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 …

COVID updates: NSW renews pleas for Pfizer doses as Delta cases hit new record despite Sydney lockdown — as it happened
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID updates: NSW renews pleas for Pfizer doses as Delta cases hit new record despite Sydney lockdown — as it happened

ABC  

You may have seen those videos posted a little earlier, but several people have been arrested as thousands of anti-lockdown protesters breached COVID-19 restrictions and gathered in Sydney's CBD. People in Greater Sydney and its surrounds have been living in lockdown for exactly four weeks, as an outbreak of the Delta COVID-19 continues to spread. Protesters shouted "freedom" as they …

First regional lockdown in NSW as Delta strain of COVID-19 slips the Greater Sydney cordon
3 years, 5 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 …

First positive COVID case identified in NSW Central West, linked to Sydney truck driver
3 years, 5 months ago

First positive COVID case identified in NSW Central West, linked to Sydney truck driver

ABC  

A factory worker in the Central West of New South Wales has contracted COVID-19, after a truck driver with coronavirus travelled to the region over several days. Key points: A pet food delivery driver has spread COVID-19 to the Central West Four hospitals in the region are on now red alert The region is on watch after three removalists visited …

COVID-19 cases confirmed in Illawarra and Southern Highlands, links to Sydney suspected
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 cases confirmed in Illawarra and Southern Highlands, links to Sydney suspected

ABC  

Authorities working to determine the source of three COVID-19 cases confirmed in the Illawarra this week suspect they may be linked to cases in Sydney. Key points: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Illawarra, but no venues have been listed as places of concern Two cases have also been confirmed in the Wingecarribee Shire, and one …

Elderly SA man tests positive for COVID–19 at Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north-east
3 years, 5 months ago

Elderly SA man tests positive for COVID–19 at Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north-east

ABC  

South Australia has recorded a COVID–19 case in an 81-year-old man who presented to the Modbury Hospital in Adelaide's north eastern suburbs with symptoms late last night. Key points: An elderly man who returned from Argentina to Adelaide has tested positive to coronavirus Close contacts, hospital staff and patients will self-isolate A school his grandson goes to will reopen tomorrow …

NSW broke COVID-19 records yesterday, but Kerry Chant in 'two minds' about infection numbers
3 years, 5 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 …

New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW now apply — here's what you need to know
3 years, 6 months ago

New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW now apply — here's what you need to know

ABC  

The COVID-19 outbreak in NSW is growing despite two weeks of lockdown and Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she has "no option" but to implement tighter restrictions. In a bid to "crush" the Delta variant, new social distancing restrictions now apply in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour. The new COVID-19 restrictions Only two people can gather …

NSW records 38 local COVID-19 cases, police to launch major operation in south western Sydney
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW records 38 local COVID-19 cases, police to launch major operation in south western Sydney

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has begged Sydneysiders not to visit family and friends after NSW recorded 38 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases. Key points: Gladys Berejiklian says there are still too many people infectious in the community She's imploring people to only visit other households for compassionate reasons There are 40 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 11 in intensive …

Residents of three Sydney LGAs told to restrict movements as COVID-19 outbreak spreads west
3 years, 6 months ago

Residents of three Sydney LGAs told to restrict movements as COVID-19 outbreak spreads west

ABC  

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns tighter restrictions could be forced on three Sydney local government areas as the COVID-19 outbreak spreads to the city's west. Key points: 21 cases in the past two days have popped up in three LGAs in south-west Sydney The cases are across multiple households Residents are being asked to stay home and restrict their movements …

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive
3 years, 6 months ago

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive

ABC  

The daughter of an elderly man who tested positive for COVID-19 in a Sydney aged care home says unvaccinated staff who brought the virus in are "a disgrace". Key points: The three residents have been taken to Westmead Hospital as a precaution Summit Care says 96 per cent of the 149 residents have been vaccinated The home is being cleaned, …

Queensland records second new community case of COVID-19 after 'person of interest' tests positive
3 years, 6 months ago

Queensland records second new community case of COVID-19 after 'person of interest' tests positive

ABC  

Queensland has recorded a second case of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first full day out of lockdown for Brisbane and Moreton Bay. Earlier on Sunday, health authorities announced another close contact of the community centre — who had been in home quarantine since Friday — was also infected with the Alpha variant. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: …

Sydney braces for rise in COVID-19 cases as Delta outbreak worsens
3 years, 6 months ago

Sydney braces for rise in COVID-19 cases as Delta outbreak worsens

Live Mint  

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, on Friday warned residents to brace an increase in COVID-19 infections over the next few days as it reported the biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases recorded so far this year. Country-wide, Australia is fighting outbreaks of the highly infections Delta variant simultaneously in three state capital cities, meaning nearly half of …

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