Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases after Australian Open chartered flights into Melbourne force players into strict quarantine

ABC  

Dozens of players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open will be confined to their rooms and unable to train for 14 days after passengers on two charter flights tested positive for COVID-19. Key points: Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles have tested positive for COVID-19 Passengers on charter flights from Abu Dhabi and Los Angeles have tested positive for COVID-19 There are now 129 people deemed to be close contacts of the three positive cases There are now 129 people deemed to be close contacts of the three positive cases COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria says exercise equipment is being moved into players' hotel rooms as they cannot train outside More than 120 people, including 47 players, have been counted as close contacts of the three positive cases, who arrived on charter flights into Victoria from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi on Friday morning. Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, three-time grand slam winner Angelique Kerber, 2019 US Open title holder Bianca Andreescu, 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens and Japanese star Kei Nishikori, as well as Mexican player Santiago Gonzalez and Uruguayan player Pablo Cuevas, arrived on the flight from Los Angeles. Premier says hotel quarantine model is 'highest standard' Former world number one Andy Murray tested positive for COVID-19 just days before he was scheduled to arrive, and women's world number 16 Madison Keys confirmed she had tested positive shortly afterwards.

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Players could play at Australian Open with COVID - Tiley
2 years ago

Players could play at Australian Open with COVID - Tiley

The Hindu  

Players at this month’s Australian Open will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and could play even if they had the virus, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Monday. The health policy, which Tiley said reflected what was happening in the wider community, is a marked change from strict protocols which surrounded the tournament over the past two years. …

Cruise ship with 800 Covid-19 patients arrives in Sydney, Australia
2 years, 1 month ago

Cruise ship with 800 Covid-19 patients arrives in Sydney, Australia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly one in four guests …

Australia fully reopens borders shut by Covid pandemic, welcomes back tourists
2 years, 10 months ago

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

India Today  

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

Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living
2 years, 10 months ago

Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living

ABC  

Hospital visiting hours have been reduced to just two hours twice a day across all public hospitals in Perth in response to growing COVID-19 cases in WA. Key points: WA hospitals shifted to an 'amber alert' level as Omicron spreads This triggers a number of measures to protect patients and staff It comes as the virus is detected in another …

Australian Open 2022: Organisers under pressure over 'optional' Covid tests
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Organisers under pressure over 'optional' Covid tests

Firstpost  

Tennis Australia, which organises the Australian Open, says players only need to test if they have Covid symptoms. Melbourne: The Australian Open was under growing pressure Thursday to make Covid tests mandatory after leading players openly questioned the seemingly lax policy and the Grand Slam got its first positive case. Men’s third seed Alexander Zverev said in response that players …

Australian Open 2022: Crowds capped at 50 per cent as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
2 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Crowds capped at 50 per cent as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Firstpost  

Face masks will also be mandatory at the opening Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Monday, except when eating or drinking, and spectators must socially distance while indoors. Crowds at the troubled Australian Open will be capped at 50 per cent capacity as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to rise in Melbourne, it was announced Thursday. “These updates …

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

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

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

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes
3 years ago

Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron explodes

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant exploded, prompting Prime Minister Scott Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet meeting. Other states also reported surging numbers, with more than 1,500 new infections in Queensland, 1,400 in South Australia, 138 in the Australian Capital Territory and 55 in Tasmania. State Premier Steven …

COVID updates: Australians caught up in testing bungles speak out, Qld tourism testing sucking 'energy' out of NSW
3 years ago

COVID updates: Australians caught up in testing bungles speak out, Qld tourism testing sucking 'energy' out of NSW

ABC  

Here's a quick wrap of what's happening in COVID news across Australia. Queensland records 1,158 COVID cases, ditches day five testing requirement Interstate arrivals entering Queensland will no longer need to undertake a day five PCR test. ACT records 252 new COVID cases There are 908 active cases of the virus in Canberra, with three of those people in hospital, …

Western Australia records two new local COVID-19 cases as exposure sites list grows
3 years ago

Western Australia records two new local COVID-19 cases as exposure sites list grows

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded two new local COVID-19 cases, both linked to a French backpacker who tested positive to the virus earlier this week. Key points: WA has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 WA has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 They are linked to a French backpacker who flew in from Queensland They are linked to …

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

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

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

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

Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers

CNN  

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

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel
3 years, 1 month ago

Some 20 travelers from South Africa still in quarantine hotel

NL Times  

About 20 people are still staying in the quarantine hotel in Badhoevedorp. This group includes people who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving at Schiphol from South Africa 10 days ago, as well as their loved ones. "Formalities often still have to be arranged to start the return journey, and a flight has to be booked," explained the GGD Kennemerland. …

Coronavirus Updates: Maha Govt Clamps New Rules; 14-Day Quarantine, Travel History Proof Must
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus Updates: Maha Govt Clamps New Rules; 14-Day Quarantine, Travel History Proof Must

News 18  

Dutch health authorities said Tuesday that the new Covid-19 variant was present in the Netherlands a week earlier than previously believed and checks are underway to see how far it has spread. The RIVM National Health and Environment Institute said it “has found the corona variant Omicron in two test samples that had already been taken in the Netherlands… on …

Coronavirus | Centre tightens rules for overseas travellers over Omicron risk
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus | Centre tightens rules for overseas travellers over Omicron risk

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday revised guidelines mandating that all international passengers entering India have to submit 14-day travel details and upload a negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey. Earlier the Central Government in a release issued following a meeting chaired by Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, said it will review “the decision on …

Hong Kong on alert over two cases of new COVID-19 variant
3 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong on alert over two cases of new COVID-19 variant

The Hindu  

Two cases of the B.1.1.529 coronavirus variant have been reported in Hong Kong, with the new strain spreading from a traveller from South Africa who was undergoing quarantine to a person occupying the room across from him in a hotel where they were both in isolation. Hong Kong’s Department of Health said genome sequencing revealed that the first patient had …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

Players must be vaccinated for Australian Open - tournament chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Players must be vaccinated for Australian Open - tournament chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: All players at the Australian Open must be vaccinated, tournament chief Craig Tiley confirmed Saturday, piling more pressure on world number one Novak Djokovic, who has refused to reveal if he has been inoculated. Tiley said the Serbian superstar, who would be gunning for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title if he competes in Melbourne, "has said that …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 2 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens

News 18  

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

Australian Open 2022: Host state Victoria rules out exemption for unvaccinated players
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Host state Victoria rules out exemption for unvaccinated players

Firstpost  

Djokovic is one of many players who have refused to share their vaccination status, casting doubt over whether he will defend his title at Melbourne Park in January. Unvaccinated players will not get special dispensation for the Australian Open, the top official in the state holding the Grand Slam said Wednesday, potentially ruling out reigning men’s champion Novak Djokovic. Australian …

Unvaccinated players welcome at Australian Open, suggests leaked WTA email
3 years, 2 months ago

Unvaccinated players welcome at Australian Open, suggests leaked WTA email

Firstpost  

The email to players from the women’s governing body was leaked and contradicts officials earlier statements implying unvaccinated players would not be granted visas. Melbourne: Unvaccinated players will be allowed to compete at the Australian Open but must do 14 days in quarantine, according to a leaked WTA email Monday, although a government official insisted the matter was “not settled”. …

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 …

The ACT has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 as 80 per cent vaccination milestone is reached
3 years, 2 months ago

The ACT has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 as 80 per cent vaccination milestone is reached

ABC  

The ACT has reached 80 per cent full vaccination coverage of Canberrans aged 12 and over. Key points: Six of today's cases are yet to be linked to a known source Six of today's cases are yet to be linked to a known source ACT charities say they expect an influx of donations as restrictions continue to ease ACT charities …

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
3 years, 2 months ago

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers

Live Mint  

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

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 2 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

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

Coronavirus Australia: Your guide to NSW Freedom Day as millions are lifted from lockdown
3 years, 2 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

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

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

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

India Today  

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

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened

ABC  

Mr McGowan is being asked about international borders reopening and when WA will open. He said the state wasn't going to set a date at this point in time, and that it was "really a NSW thing" because they had enough COVID in the community that travelling overseas and returning didn't really add to the risk profile. "WA will open …

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 …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

New Zealand, Australia travel bubble suspended as COVID continues

Al Jazeera  

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

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced
3 years, 3 months ago

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced

ABC  

NSW will take "an important step" towards living with COVID-19 by allowing some returning international travellers to quarantine at home on their return to Sydney. Key points: Two people who died in the reporting period were in their 20s The home quarantine trial will begin in the next few weeks The state government hopes it'll help expedite the return of …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded
3 years, 4 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

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

Vaccinated players to have fewer restrictions at Australian Open
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated players to have fewer restrictions at Australian Open

India TV News  

The sports minister for Victoria state says tennis players at January's Australian Open can expect fewer restrictions on their movements around Melbourne if they are vaccinated for COVID-19. Martin Pakula also said he was "very confident" of the first Grand Slam tournament of 2022 proceeding at Melbourne Park from Jan. 17-30. "Whether or not it's as strict as you won't …

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 …

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

Hotspot travellers locked out of Queensland as authorities pause COVID-19 hotel quarantine

ABC  

Travel plans for people trying to relocate to Queensland have been thrown into disarray with the announcement the state is pausing arrivals from interstate hotspots for the next fortnight. Key points: People who have already received a "right of entry" border pass will have to reapply The Premier said the pause would help manage quarantine hotel capacity Health Minister Yvette …

Victoria records 57 new local COVID-19 cases, 44 quarantined while infectious
3 years, 4 months ago

Victoria records 57 new local COVID-19 cases, 44 quarantined while infectious

ABC  

Victoria recorded 57 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, but with 44 in quarantine while infectious, authorities say the system is working. COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said the three unlinked infections were "genuine mystery cases" in Ascot Vale, Doncaster and Glenroy. Wastewater detections in industrial area of 'greatest concern' The Acting Chief Health Officer said authorities were continuing …

Victoria pushes for more COVID tests as cases and mystery infections climb
3 years, 4 months ago

Victoria pushes for more COVID tests as cases and mystery infections climb

ABC  

Victorian officials have ramped up a push for more people to be tested for COVID-19 amid fears the virus is spreading undetected in Melbourne. Key points: A new campaign urges people to assume any cold or flu symptoms are COVID-19 and get tested straight away An infectious diseases specialist says this outbreak is different to others this year due to …

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 …

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 …

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels
3 years, 5 months ago

Backpackers 'unclear what's going down' as Queensland Health keeps them locked up in Brisbane hostels

ABC  

Backpackers potentially exposed to a COVID-19 case were left locked up in two Brisbane hostels last night despite Queensland Health admitting the venues did not allow occupants to quarantine properly. Key points: Contact tracers are looking for anybody who was at the Roma Street City Backpackers in Brisbane since July 22 Dr Jeannette Young has expressed concern about the mounting …

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Hotel quarantine health fears increasing for couple after another guest gets COVID-19

ABC  

"It's not boo-hoo we don't like hotels, it's that hotels are not quarantine facilities" — that's the reaction of one "terrified" traveller stuck in a Brisbane hotel that is the site of Queensland's latest COVID-19 outbreak. Key points: A man is thought to have caught the virus from a group from South Africa staying in the same hotel Some hotel …

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 …

Coronavirus Australia: Millions of Victorians to be RELEASED from lockdown as Sydney cases soar
3 years, 5 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 …

Flight attendant who tested positive to COVID-19 crewed six flights in regional Queensland
3 years, 5 months ago

Flight attendant who tested positive to COVID-19 crewed six flights in regional Queensland

ABC  

A Qantas flight attendant has tested positive to COVID-19 after crewing six flights in Queensland during her infectious period. A number of potential exposure sites have been identified, including: July 11 — Brisbane to Longreach, Qantas flight 2534 July 11 — Longreach to Brisbane, Qantas flight 2535 July 11 — Brisbane to Gladstone, Qantas flight 2346 July 11/12 — Stayed …

Coronavirus Australia: Sydney Covid exposure sites - Coles, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, Westfield
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Sydney Covid exposure sites - Coles, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, Westfield

Daily Mail  

A worrying new Covid exposure list has been revealed with an alert for 19 venues across Sydney including Coles, Woolworths, Dan Murphy's and an Aldi supermarket. Three venues at Westfield Penrith Plaza in Sydney's west have been confirmed as Covid exposure sites by NSW Health The same applies anyone who visited grocery store 'Fred's One-Stop Shop' on Friday July 9 …

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 …

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia plans to halve commercial passenger arrivals due to virus risks as parts of the country emerged from lockdowns Friday. Australia will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14 to reduce pressure on hotel quarantine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after a meeting with state and territory leaders. “If …

Two new community Alpha COVID cases recorded in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast
3 years, 6 months ago

Two new community Alpha COVID cases recorded in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast

ABC  

Queensland Health has published a long list of new exposure sites after two community cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast. Key points: Two new community cases have been confirmed in the south-east Queensland Health says they have visited a lot of sites It's believed the pair do not have the Delta strain currently impacting …

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