Coronavirus Australia: Peter Switzer gives six 'sensible suggestions' to end lockdowns forever
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Peter Switzer gives six 'sensible suggestions' to end lockdowns forever

Daily Mail  

Pictured: Business expert Peter Switzer As millions of Australians remain under strict stay-at-home orders a financial entrepreneur and commentator has offered six 'sensible' suggestions to end lockdowns forever. As millions of Australians this week remain under strict stay-at-home orders a business leader has offered six 'sensible' suggestions to end lockdowns forever Mr Switzer added that tough measures employed by the federal government were forcing businesses into bankruptcy, causing workers to lose their jobs and 'contaminating the economy'. A well known finance commentator has he would personally welcome a 'tougher, meaner Australia' until enough vaccines arrive in the country NSW had 110 cases overnight with 43 infectious in the community, and 13 of the infections yet to be linked to known cases While Australia has plentiful supplies of AstraZeneca, just 14.1 per cent of Australians over 16 were fully vaccinated against Covid, as of July 19, despite the Indian Delta strain being more contagious, Department of Health data showed. Ms Berejiklian refused to rule out introducing even tougher restrictions in Greater Sydney if the highly-contagious Delta variant continues to spread through the city On Wednesday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the lockdown would be unlikely to end on July 30 until cases of people being infectious in the community was 'zero or close to zero.'

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Austria announces complete lockdown amidst fresh coronavirus outbreak
3 years, 1 month ago

Austria announces complete lockdown amidst fresh coronavirus outbreak

Op India  

Austria on Friday announced that it will impose a complete lockdown and make vaccinations mandatory, becoming the first country in the European Union to take such an extreme measure in a bid to tackle the fresh outbreak of coronavirus infection. Announcing the sweeping measures taken by the government, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said lockdown in Austria will start from Monday, i.e …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 3 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 COVID-19 panel backs reopening plans amid Delta surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia COVID-19 panel backs reopening plans amid Delta surge

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says ‘forever’ lockdowns will do more harm than good to the country, even as he acknowledges concern about infections. Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 to 80 percent vaccination levels, the government’s pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails …

Coronavirus Australia: New Zealand plunged into three-day lockdown over one case
3 years, 4 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 …

NSW in statewide COVID-19 lockdown as Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns next two months 'will be really difficult'
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW in statewide COVID-19 lockdown as Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns next two months 'will be really difficult'

ABC  

As NSW wakes up to a statewide lockdown, Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns the months of "September and October will be really difficult". Key points: The Premier says keeping people safe in the lead-up to the 80 per cent vaccination target will be a challenge She has praised the Fairfield and Canterbury-Bankstown areas for boosting vaccinations The Deputy Premier says some …

Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews no-show amid fears Melbourne lockdown could be extended
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews no-show amid fears Melbourne lockdown could be extended

Daily Mail  

Melbourne's chances of emerging from its sixth lockdown this week remain on knife's edge, despite no coronavirus cases in intensive care. Health officials are concerned about Caroline Springs in Melbourne's north-west where 25 cases linked with the Caroline Springs Square shopping centre There are growing fears Melbourne's lockdown will be extended beyond midnight Thursday. IPC Health St Albans, 1 Andrea …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 4 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 …

Coronavirus Australia: Millions of Victorians to be RELEASED from lockdown as Sydney cases soar
3 years, 4 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 …

Scott Morrison GRILLED on The Project as he dodges question about Covid vaccines
3 years, 4 months ago

Scott Morrison GRILLED on The Project as he dodges question about Covid vaccines

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has sidestepped questions about Australia's bungled coronavirus vaccine rollout and the tragic death of a young finance worker in Sydney in a fiery confrontation on The Project. When asked whether the glacial pace of Australia's vaccine rollout contributed to the young finance worker's death, Mr Morrison tiptoed around the question. Ms Takara had no underlying health conditions that …

How Sydney's lockdown has affected the spread of the coronavirus outbreak
3 years, 5 months ago

How Sydney's lockdown has affected the spread of the coronavirus outbreak

ABC  

As Sydneysiders face another week in lockdown, cases are still rumbling along in the community. "We know definitely that the lockdown has been successful in not exponentially increasing the rate of disease," NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said yesterday. Tougher lockdown rules might not help It's not clear that tougher lockdown rules would put a lot more downward pressure on the …

Over 10 million Australians in lockdown as country battles Delta variant flare-ups; Brisbane issues stay-at-home orders
3 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Why a snap COVID-19 lockdown won't work for Sydney's Bondi outbreak
3 years, 6 months ago

Why a snap COVID-19 lockdown won't work for Sydney's Bondi outbreak

ABC  

NSW's top health official says there would be no point in imposing a snap COVID-19 lockdown on the state, despite 11 new infections being recorded on Thursday. Key points: NSW Health has not ruled out a snap lockdown decision Kerry Chant said that "three days is not long enough" for a lockdown The Delta strain of the virus is still …

Snap Lockdown Ordered in Australia's Brisbane After Virus Outbreak
3 years, 8 months 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 …

Coronavirus vaccine rollout tipped to meet targets despite flooding, international supply issues
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine rollout tipped to meet targets despite flooding, international supply issues

ABC  

Federal health authorities say they are confident the next phase of Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program will meet its targets, despite international supply issues and weather-related delivery delays. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd said the medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, expected to complete the approvals process for locally produced doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine "in the coming days". Ahead …

WA coronavirus lockdown ends, Premier Mark McGowan unveils $43m package to help small businesses
3 years, 10 months ago

WA coronavirus lockdown ends, Premier Mark McGowan unveils $43m package to help small businesses

ABC  

The coronavirus lockdown affecting Perth, Peel and the South West has ended. Key points: Post-lockdown restrictions will continue in Perth and Peel until February 14 Post-lockdown restrictions will continue in Perth and Peel until February 14 A $43m package will help businesses and charities affected by the lockdown A $43m package will help businesses and charities affected by the lockdown …

Coronavirus lockdown for Perth and South West leaves WA facing a week like no other
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown for Perth and South West leaves WA facing a week like no other

ABC  

The pack of masks made it clear what was about to come. About five minutes before the Premier and Health Minister walked in on Sunday for a media conference that would bring life as we know it to a temporary halt in most of WA, government staffers asked all the journalists, photographers and camera operators present to don face masks …

WA coronavirus cases will likely end in snap lockdown, Chief Health Officer warns
3 years, 11 months ago

WA coronavirus cases will likely end in snap lockdown, Chief Health Officer warns

ABC  

The "hard and fast" snap lockdown used to manage COVID-19 outbreaks in other states is the "likely outcome" if WA were to also experience an outbreak, the state's Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson says. Key points: Greater Brisbane has just emerged from a three-day lockdown Greater Brisbane has just emerged from a three-day lockdown WA's Chief Health Officer says it …

Coronavirus Australia news: New venues added to the NSW COVID-19 health alert, including a cinema
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: New venues added to the NSW COVID-19 health alert, including a cinema

ABC  

Victoria’s coronavirus response commander Jeroen Weimar says the Black Rock restaurant cluster is on a “positive” trajectory. Three new cases, all close contacts who were in isolation, were linked to the cluster today, bringing the total number of infections in the outbreak to 24. “We are seeing all of the positive cases that are emerging coming out of the close …

One of the nation's toughest coronavirus lockdowns comes into place in South Australia
4 years, 1 month ago

One of the nation's toughest coronavirus lockdowns comes into place in South Australia

ABC  

Some of the toughest restrictions faced anywhere in Australia since the start of the coronavirus pandemic are now in place in South Australia. Premier Steven Marshall yesterday put South Australia into a major lockdown for six days as a "circuit breaker" to stop a second wave of coronavirus starting from a cluster in Adelaide's north. "If the numbers absolutely dissipate …

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?
4 years, 1 month ago

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are working rapidly to get on top of a growing coronavirus cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, in an effort to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 right before Christmas. What we know about Adelaide's outbreak so far South Australia hadn't had a case of community transmission since April 17, but that streak has been brought to …

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little
4 years, 2 months ago

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little

Live Mint  

Israel and an Australian state said they would slowly begin to ease some of the most stringent lockdowns in the world, but the terms highlight the deep global divide over the need for lockdowns to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Victoria’s state premier, Daniel Andrews, said the Nov. 1 target date could be brought forward if infection rates, measured by a …

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap

ABC  

This is the statement in full: Easing restrictions in Victoria in a COVIDsafe way is vitally important so that more Victorians can get back to work and resume their normal lives. We note that at similar case levels NSW was fundamentally open while remaining Covidsafe due to a world class contact tracing facility. As many epidemiologists have encouraged, we would …

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

CNN  

CNN — When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a “dictator” and said he was trying to build “a gulag.” But Andrews – a Labor Party politician who has run Australia’s second-largest state since 2014 – has remained popular with Victorians throughout the lockdown, …

Dr RENEE HOENDERKAMP argues more coronavirus shutdowns would turn dangerous situation into disaster
4 years, 3 months ago

Dr RENEE HOENDERKAMP argues more coronavirus shutdowns would turn dangerous situation into disaster

Daily Mail  

Of all the muddled, panicky, flip-flop responses by the Government to the Covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of a so-called ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown this week would be the worst yet. Six months ago, when the coronavirus took hold in Britain, the Prime Minister imposed a draconian lockdown that forced people to stay indoors What I did not foresee, back in March, …

Victorian COVID-19 modelling author Tony Blakely admits Melbourne lockdowns won't stop third wave
4 years, 3 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 modelling author Tony Blakely admits Melbourne lockdowns won't stop third wave

Daily Mail  

The expert behind Melbourne's economically destructive Stage Four lockdowns has admitted the measures won't prevent a third wave of coronavirus. Professor Blakely said he could not guarantee the Stage Four lockdowns would prevent a potential third wave outbreak because the disease was unpredictable. Professor Blakely said he could not guarantee the Stage Four lockdowns would prevent a potential third wave …

Australia's Covid-19 Epicentre Extends Hard Lockdown, Gradual Easing Through November
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia's Covid-19 Epicentre Extends Hard Lockdown, Gradual Easing Through November

News 18  

Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria on Sunday extended a hard lockdown in its capital Melbourne by two weeks to the end of September as infection rates have declined more slowly than hoped. State Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday extended the hard lockdown, in place since Aug. 2, to Sept. 28 with a slight relaxation, and mapped out a …

Australia's Virus Hot Spot Chafes Under Lockdown As Infection Rate Gradually Improves
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia's Virus Hot Spot Chafes Under Lockdown As Infection Rate Gradually Improves

News 18  

MELBOURNE: The state of Victoria reported 76 new coronavirus infections and 11 deaths on Saturday, as trends in Australia’s hot spot for the disease continued to gradually improve after nearly five weeks of a hard lockdown in the state’s capital Melbourne. State premier Daniel Andrews is due to outline plans on Sunday for easing Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions which shut …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Anti-lockdown protesters gather across Australia, arrests made in Melbourne and Sydney
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Anti-lockdown protesters gather across Australia, arrests made in Melbourne and Sydney

ABC  

Professor Michael Kidd said: "Tomorrow is Father's Day. Like many of our special days over the past eight months, Father's Day is going to be different for many people in Australia this year. Many families in Australia are separated due to the stage for restrictions in Melbourne and the stage three restrictions across Victoria. And many families are separated by …

\'Mystery cases\' worry Australia despite hope for stabilisation
4 years, 4 months ago

\'Mystery cases\' worry Australia despite hope for stabilisation

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 466 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday and 12 COVID-19 deaths, though authorities expressed hope for stabilisation in new infections thanks to strict mobility restrictions. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews expressed concern over 2,584 “mystery cases,” including 130 on Saturday, with unknown sources of infection. Victoria’s Chief Medical Officer Brett Sutton welcomed …

Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased in June
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased in June

Daily Mail  

Coronavirus cases continued to fall after some lockdown measures were eased, a major study revealed today. Some 123 Britons were diagnosed with the infection out of a sample size of nearly 160,000 people between June 9 and July 8 — an incidence rate of 0.07 per cent. This was down by almost half from May, when 159 people out of …

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date. An outbreak in Melbourne, Australia's second-biggest city and the capital of Victoria, has seen hundreds of new cases recorded daily in recent weeks, including 725 on Wednesday. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews …

As Melbourne moves to stage 4, how do its coronavirus restrictions compare to the world's toughest lockdowns?
4 years, 4 months ago

As Melbourne moves to stage 4, how do its coronavirus restrictions compare to the world's toughest lockdowns?

ABC  

Melbourne has now moved into a stage 4 lockdown with a night-time curfew imposed on the city for the first time in its history. New Zealand epidemiologist Michael Baker, from the University of Otago, said the term "lockdown" — borrowed from situations where authorities try to control a prison riot, for example — appears to have stuck. But even though …

Coronavirus ripped through aged cared homes in the UK, but one managed to avoid disaster
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus ripped through aged cared homes in the UK, but one managed to avoid disaster

ABC  

As coronavirus ripped through care homes in the UK, one provider decided to go its own way and ended up saving residents from catastrophe. Key points: About 20,000 UK care residents died from COVID-19 between March and June One provider locked down homes and refused to take in hospital patients Their homes have not experienced a single case of COVID-19 …

Coronavirus Australia news: Five more coronavirus deaths in Victoria and 357 new cases recorded
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Five more coronavirus deaths in Victoria and 357 new cases recorded

ABC  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted his Government did not understand COVID-19 during its "first few weeks and months". Mr Johnson, who has been criticised for being too slow to react, told the BBC there were "very open questions" about whether the lockdown had started too late. "Maybe there were things we could have done differently, and, of course, …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Minister pleads case for COVIDSafe app after Opposition labels it 'expensive dud'

ABC  

Gladys Berejiklian was asked how close NSW was to going into lockdown just earlier on ABC's 7.30 program: Certainly is an option we don't want to take in New South Wales. If you look at nations and jurisdictions around the world that have managed the pandemic as best as possible, because it's impossible to manage it well, it's highly contagious, …

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown is still likely some days away from affecting case numbers
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown is still likely some days away from affecting case numbers

ABC  

Health officials and epidemiologists are hoping Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown could start to have an impact on case numbers within days, but have warned the measures will only be successful if people follow restrictions. Key points: A lag between being infected and diagnosed means case numbers reflect what was happening in the community days earlier A lag between being infected and …

Why the next three days are crucial in Victoria's fight against COVID-19 after an explosion of cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Why the next three days are crucial in Victoria's fight against COVID-19 after an explosion of cases

Daily Mail  

The next three days will signal if Melbourne's tough coronavirus lockdowns are taking effect after another explosion of community transmissions. Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the impact of the stage three lockdown on the spread of the virus should emerge in the coming days. 'With respect to stage three restrictions across metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, it's in …

Coronavirus Australia: Greens call for HARDER lockdowns
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Greens call for HARDER lockdowns

Daily Mail  

Adam Bandt has questioned whether easing lockdown restrictions in Victoria was the right call after the horror second wave outbreak of coronavirus. An empty street with a closed restaurant in the inner Melbourne suburb of Prahran on Thursday after the tough new lockdown was introduced Mr Bandt said the urge to return to normalcy left Victorian communities vulnerable to the …

Victorian coronavirus cases climb by 134 as Melbourne and Mitchell Shire ready for stage three lockdown restrictions
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases climb by 134 as Melbourne and Mitchell Shire ready for stage three lockdown restrictions

ABC  

Victoria has recorded another 134 new cases of coronavirus, as authorities warn police will dramatically increase their presence in areas that are going back into lockdown. Key points: Defence personnel will help with logistics and monitoring boundaries of locked-down areas Defence personnel will help with logistics and monitoring boundaries of locked-down areas The Chief Commissioner says police discretion will be …

Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city, under new lockdown for 6 weeks
4 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city, under new lockdown for 6 weeks

Live Mint  

Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city Tuesday. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews announced a six-week lockdown would begin Wednesday, warning "we can't pretend" the virus crisis is over. Around 3,000 people in the city were also locked down in their homes on Saturday in Australia's strictest coronavirus response to …

Victorian Premier warns state could go back into lockdown as coronavirus cases rise by 73
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian Premier warns state could go back into lockdown as coronavirus cases rise by 73

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned going back into a statewide lockdown remains an option if current outbreaks are not contained, as 73 new coronavirus infections were identified in the state. Key points: The state recorded its biggest increase in coronavirus community transmissions to date The state recorded its biggest increase in coronavirus community transmissions to date Two hospital workers …

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