Coronavirus cases in Victoria rise, as panic buying hits Melbourne soup kitchens
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases in Victoria rise, as panic buying hits Melbourne soup kitchens

ABC  

A Melbourne charity is desperately seeking donations as panic buying limits its ability to feed hundreds of Victoria's most vulnerable people. Key points: Another 23 Victorian cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the national tally to more than 440 Toorak Primary School became the first Victorian public school to close after a teacher was diagnosed with the virus Hundreds of National Australia Bank workers were sent home from the Melbourne headquarters after a worker's COVID-19 diagnosis St Vincent de Paul Society runs soup vans around Melbourne every day and is calling on the public to remember that people experiencing homelessness cannot bulk buy and store food. Vinnies soup vans run every day of the week but operations manager Sarah Cromie said the charity was struggling to access food from supermarkets and were "in desperate need" of canned foods, pasta and rice. Mr McEwan said the bank's health department was "working through a contact tracing exercise to determine who might be at risk of contracting the virus". "It's quite sensible in this workplace, and in any workplace, that people make the right judgements to protect their health," he said.

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Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 2 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 …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 4 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 …

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 …

Coronavirus Australia: Coles, Commonwealth Bank, McDonald's, Woolworths added Sydney exposure list
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Coles, Commonwealth Bank, McDonald's, Woolworths added Sydney exposure list

Daily Mail  

Supermarkets across Sydney have been added to the city's spiralling Covid exposure list, just hours before millions are due to learn whether lockdown will be extended. The situation is also worsening in Sydney's west, with customers of the Coles at Westfield Parramatta and Country Growers grocery store told to isolate for 14 days regardless of whether they get a negative …

What's next in Victoria's COVID crisis? Here are four things to watch
3 years, 7 months ago

What's next in Victoria's COVID crisis? Here are four things to watch

ABC  

Victorian health officials say the state is running neck-and-neck with this COVID-19 crisis and the next few days will be critical. Health officials are hoping to find out today whether the new case in a worker at the Arcare Aged Care home at Maidstone, in Melbourne's west, is linked to that case. Victorian COVID-19 snapshot Outbreak cases: 190 Outbreak cases: …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far

ABC  

The next few days will be crucial to see how many new cases emerge from a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases in the new cluster are all linked to the Wollert case but the "missing link" has not yet been found. Next, five new cases in the City …

Sydney news: COVID-19 exposure site list grows, virus detected in sewerage network
3 years, 8 months ago

Sydney news: COVID-19 exposure site list grows, virus detected in sewerage network

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. The Royal Sydney Golf Club in Rose Bay and Moore Park's Entertainment Quarter are among the new potential COVID-19 exposure sites visited by a man in his 50s who tested positive yesterday. The venue alert list was updated last night to include the following locations: The Stadium Club, Moore Park 3/5/21 11.30am-12.30pm …

Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19

ABC  

A Victorian quarantine worker's positive COVID-19 test has authorities "assuming the worst", prompting them to list several locations in Melbourne's south-east as exposure sites. Key points: A 26-year-old quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19 Officials are working with the man to learn about his movement and contact businesses and people he has been in contact with Anyone who …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders

ABC  

Diego Silva, a lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, spoke to ABC News not long ago. He agrees with World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that there has been a moral failing with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine around the world, with younger adults in wealthy countries being inoculated before older people …

Seven new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine in the NT
4 years ago

Seven new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine in the NT

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded another seven cases of coronavirus — all among Australians who recently arrived on Federal Government-organised repatriation flights. Key points: Six adults in their 20s and 30s alongside a baby boy have returned positive tests All are in supervised quarantine after returning to Australia on repatriation flights in the past few days They will remain in …

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak
4 years ago

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak

ABC  

There are now six active cases of locally acquired coronavirus in Melbourne, after three further cases were identified in addition to three announced last night. Key points: There are now six active cases of coronavirus in Victoria acquired in the community The outbreak has been linked to a Thai restaurant at Black Rock The wearing of masks indoors will be …

Victoria records no new coronavirus cases again as Adelaide declared a COVID-19 hotspot
4 years, 1 month ago

Victoria records no new coronavirus cases again as Adelaide declared a COVID-19 hotspot

ABC  

People travelling from coronavirus hotspots in Adelaide to Melbourne will be required to be tested or be treated as a close contact, Deputy Chief Health Officer Allen Cheng has confirmed. Key points: People flying into Melbourne from Adelaide will be interviewed and temperature tested People flying into Melbourne from Adelaide will be interviewed and temperature tested Just three confirmed coronavirus …

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 …

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns
4 years, 2 months ago

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns

ABC  

A doctor who reviewed the coronavirus outbreak that forced the Royal Melbourne Hospital to close its Royal Park campus is calling for more precautions in high-risk settings, warning more needs to be done to prevent a repeat of the aged care outbreaks that left almost 650 people dead. Key points: A review found varied symptoms in aged care patients made …

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap
4 years, 3 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 Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s Victoria state said the daily rise in coronavirus infections eased further on Thursday, as the state began relaxing most restrictions outside its largest city of Melbourne after a steady drop in cases in recent days. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, reported 28 new cases on Thursday, the lowest daily rise since June 24 and down from daily highs …

Queensland records no new cases of coronavirus overnight as restrictions ease in some regions
4 years, 3 months ago

Queensland records no new cases of coronavirus overnight as restrictions ease in some regions

ABC  

Restrictions on gatherings and visitor bans at aged care homes will be lifted in some parts of Queensland after another day of zero new coronavirus cases. Health Minister Steven Miles said the easing of restrictions applied for the Darling Downs, west of Brisbane, and the Gold Coast health areas from 8:00am Thursday. Mr Miles said another day of zero new …

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

Coronavirus state of emergency extension passes Victorian Parliament's Upper House
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus state of emergency extension passes Victorian Parliament's Upper House

ABC  

A law change to extend Victoria's state of emergency has passed the state's Upper House, paving the way for its passage through Parliament. Key points: Victoria's state of emergency has been extended by six months after a marathon sitting of the Upper House of state parliament Victoria's state of emergency has been extended by six months after a marathon sitting …

Victoria records 114 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths, Daniel Andrews says numbers are too high to reopen yet
4 years, 4 months ago

Victoria records 114 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths, Daniel Andrews says numbers are too high to reopen yet

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says daily coronavirus case numbers are still too high to provide a detailed plan out of restrictions, as the state records another 114 infections and 11 deaths. Key points: Victorian authorities say the downward trend in daily case numbers is promising Victorian authorities say the downward trend in daily case numbers is promising Federal Treasurer Josh …

Victoria coronavirus cases rise by 113 as state records 23 further COVID-19 deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Victoria coronavirus cases rise by 113 as state records 23 further COVID-19 deaths

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says his Government is hopeful it will be able to lay out a plan to repair the damage done by its coronavirus lockdown "soon", as a downward trend in new cases continues. Key points: Today's figure of 113 new cases is the lowest daily increase since July 5, when 74 cases were reported Today's figure of …

Coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne's south-east sends more than 600 staff into quarantine
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne's south-east sends more than 600 staff into quarantine

ABC  

Peninsula Health has confirmed 618 staff have been furloughed following a coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital, in Melbourne's south-east. Key points: Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, is also battling an outbreak at its rehabilitation centre Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, is also battling an outbreak at its rehabilitation centre There are 434 active cases of coronavirus in healthcare …

State of emergency powers are in force across Australia to combat coronavirus. Here’s how they are being used across the country.
4 years, 4 months ago

State of emergency powers are in force across Australia to combat coronavirus. Here’s how they are being used across the country.

ABC  

Victoria has just passed the halfway mark of stage 4 lockdown, but Premier Daniel Andrews' proposal to extend the coronavirus state of emergency by another 12 months has been met with backlash from various sectors of the community. Qld maintains tough border restrictions, but masks are not required — yet Queensland has extended its public health emergency until October 2, …

Canberra's coronavirus public health emergency period to be extended by 90 days, ACT Health Minister declares
4 years, 4 months ago

Canberra's coronavirus public health emergency period to be extended by 90 days, ACT Health Minister declares

ABC  

The public health emergency order for the ACT has been extended to November 19 2020, in response to risks posed by recurring outbreaks of COVID-19 in Victoria and New South Wales. Key points: ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has extended the public health emergency order by 90 days, until November 19 ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has extended the public …

Victoria records 303 new coronavirus cases and four deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Victoria records 303 new coronavirus cases and four deaths

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 303 new coronavirus cases and four deaths, as hundreds of new "mystery cases" are added to the overall tally. Key points: Another 264 cases with an unknown source were added to Victoria's tally, bringing the total number of "mystery cases" to 3,383 Another 264 cases with an unknown source were added to Victoria's tally, bringing the total …

Victoria announces 331 new coronavirus cases and another 19 deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Victoria announces 331 new coronavirus cases and another 19 deaths

Daily Mail  

Under pressure: Daniel Andrews answers question during the Zoom inquiry Daniel Andrews has been accused of 'catastrophically' letting down Victorians after coronavirus escaped from hotel quarantine and sparked the state's deadly second wave. This image taken outside one of Melbourne's quarantine hotels appears to support the accounts of dozens of workers and returned travellers who say private security guards failed …

\'Mystery cases\' worry Australia despite hope for stabilisation
4 years, 5 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 …

Victoria records 466 new coronavirus cases as man in 30s among 12 deaths
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 466 new coronavirus cases as man in 30s among 12 deaths

ABC  

A man in his 30s is among 12 people who have died from coronavirus in Victoria overnight, with Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton saying it may take a week or more for Melbourne's stage 4 restrictions to have an effect on case numbers. Key points: The number of healthcare workers with active coronavirus infections has increased by 140, to 998 …

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown
4 years, 5 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 …

Coronavirus ripped through aged cared homes in the UK, but one managed to avoid disaster
4 years, 5 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 …

August 2 coronavirus news
4 years, 5 months ago

August 2 coronavirus news

CNN  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during a news conference in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, August 2. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images A “state of disaster” has been declared in Australia’s second most populous state, after health authorities recorded 671 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday. The new cases bring Victoria state’s total confirmed cases to 11,557, including 123 deaths. …

Victoria has enacted a state of disaster to enforce coronavirus restrictions. Here's what that means
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria has enacted a state of disaster to enforce coronavirus restrictions. Here's what that means

ABC  

Six months after Victoria declared a state of disaster to deal with the summer's fires, the dramatic legislation has again come into effect to deal with the "public health bushfire" of coronavirus. Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville said the decision to enforce the state of disaster was "not something we take lightly". As well as restricting movement, the legislation allows …

Coronavirus live updates: Victoria reports 671 new COVID-19 cases, and seven deaths
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus live updates: Victoria reports 671 new COVID-19 cases, and seven deaths

ABC  

This from Michael O'Brien: "In declaring a State of Disaster, Premier Daniel Andrews has conceded that his government has lost control of COVID-19 in this state. "The failings of the Labor Government in hotel quarantine, in testing and in contact tracing have led to millions of Victorians being subjected to the harshest restrictions in our history. "We simply must prevail …

Daniel Andrews coronavirus press conference — the key moments, including restrictions for regional Victorians
4 years, 5 months ago

Daniel Andrews coronavirus press conference — the key moments, including restrictions for regional Victorians

ABC  

Victoria has widened restrictions to cover some regional residents after its daily coronavirus numbers saw Australia record its deadliest day in the pandemic, as well as its most new infections in a 24-hour period. "It's something we can do in regional Victoria without causing significant economic cost, but getting a really significant public health benefit," Mr Andrews said. Thursday's numbers …

Emergency Teams Sent to Tackle Australia's Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in Aged Homes
4 years, 5 months ago

Emergency Teams Sent to Tackle Australia's Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in Aged Homes

News 18  

Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged care homes in the city of Melbourne to help contain the country's worst outbreak of the coronavirus. Victoria reported 295 new cases on Wednesday, down from 532 on Monday, and nine deaths, including seven in aged care. Aged care homes are at the centre of …

Victoria coronavirus wave causing confusion in aged care facilities
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria coronavirus wave causing confusion in aged care facilities

ABC  

An aged care resident hospitalised with COVID-19 says she has not been able to contact her friends in the facility, as family members of a different resident say they feel "left in the dark" about the situation inside the nursing home. Key points: There are 683 active coronavirus cases across 61 aged care facilities in Victoria Families of residents in …

Even countries that got coronavirus under control are now struggling. That’s deeply concerning for the rest of the world
4 years, 5 months ago

Even countries that got coronavirus under control are now struggling. That’s deeply concerning for the rest of the world

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The coronavirus is “easily the most severe” public health emergency the World Health Organization has ever faced, its director-general said Monday, as countries that previously appeared to have the pandemic under control recorded an uptick in cases. Ben Cowling, a professor at Hong Kong University’s school of public health, wrote this week that “we may never …

Victorian coronavirus cases continue to soar with record 532 new infections, six deaths
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases continue to soar with record 532 new infections, six deaths

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 532 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day total in the state since the pandemic began, amid a "disturbing" increase in infections in aged care settings. Key points: About 15 per cent of Victoria's 4,542 active cases are connected to outbreaks in aged care About 15 per cent of Victoria's 4,542 active cases are connected to outbreaks in …

Key points from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton's latest coronavirus update
4 years, 5 months ago

Key points from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton's latest coronavirus update

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has described the state's second wave of coronavirus as "incredibly stubborn" as he revealed 313 health workers and one ADF member are considered active cases. While giving his latest update on the situation, Mr Andrews said the state's aged care facilities remain "really challenging" environments because of a high number of casual staff and residents being …

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 300, seven deaths recorded as people die in aged care settings
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 300, seven deaths recorded as people die in aged care settings

ABC  

Victoria has recorded seven coronavirus deaths since Thursday, marking the deadliest day for the state since the pandemic began, as 300 new COVID-19 infections were detected. Key points: The deaths take the state coronavirus death toll to 56 and the national tally to 140 The deaths take the state coronavirus death toll to 56 and the national tally to 140 …

Three problems stopping Victoria from flattening its coronavirus curve
4 years, 5 months ago

Three problems stopping Victoria from flattening its coronavirus curve

ABC  

We are two full weeks into Melbourne's city-wide stay-at-home rules, but Victoria's curve is still on the rise. Stage three restrictions have clearly had some impact on the spread throughout the state: we would have expected to be seeing far more cases per day than this without tighter controls. Data from Apple Maps users suggests driving activity is down to …

Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame
4 years, 5 months ago

Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia’s second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia’s acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection. Authorities in the state of Victoria, whose capital Melbourne is in partial lockdown amid a new outbreak, reported 275 …

Victorian coronavirus cases climb as Government makes masks mandatory for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
4 years, 5 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases climb as Government makes masks mandatory for Melbourne and Mitchell Shire

ABC  

Residents in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire will soon be required to wear face coverings in public or risk a fine, as Victoria extends its state of emergency by another four weeks. Key points: Victoria has extended its state of emergency until August 16 Victoria has extended its state of emergency until August 16 Three people have died since …

Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation

ABC  

Melbourne hospitals will further restrict visitors as a growing number of healthcare workers catch COVID-19. Key points: A growing number of hospital staff are contracting coronavirus, leading to hundreds being forced to self-isolate A growing number of hospital staff are contracting coronavirus, leading to hundreds being forced to self-isolate Limits on elective surgeries and restrictions on visitors have been brought …

Victoria records 270 new coronavirus cases and two deaths amid aged care fears as Menarock cluster grows
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 270 new coronavirus cases and two deaths amid aged care fears as Menarock cluster grows

ABC  

Victoria's coronavirus crisis has worsened further after another 270 cases were detected in the past 24 hours, and another two people died in hospital. The growth in cases represents Victoria's third-highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, despite some Melbourne "hot zones" enduring almost a fortnight of a stage-three lockdown. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said there were …

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, …

Key points about coronavirus outbreak from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
4 years, 5 months ago

Key points about coronavirus outbreak from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

ABC  

As the number of people infected by coronavirus rises in Victoria and NSW, both state leaders revealed new information about the battle to contain COVID-19. Here are the key points from Tuesday's announcements by Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Flights won't resume to Melbourne Mr Andrews also said he can't afford …

Victoria coronavirus cases climb by 177 as Daniel Andrews warns lockdown will last 'as long as it needs to'
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria coronavirus cases climb by 177 as Daniel Andrews warns lockdown will last 'as long as it needs to'

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 177 cases of coronavirus overnight — the first time the state has recorded a daily total below 200 in three days. Key points: There are now 1,612 active cases in the state and 72 Victorians in hospital There are now 1,612 active cases in the state and 72 Victorians in hospital More cases have emerged in aged …

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 …

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