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 Street, St Albans, 04/08/2021 9:45am - 11:40am Wolf Cafe & Eatery, 21 Lobelia Drive, Altona North, 02/08/2021 6:30am - 11:00pm, 03/08/2021 6:30am - 11:00pm, 04/08/2021 6:30am - 11:00pm, 05/08/2021 6:30am - 11:00pm Bus route 456, from Melton Bus Interchange/Palmerston Street to Rockbank Middle Road/St Georges Avenue, 05/08/2021 12:48pm - 1:14pm Chef Lagenda - Deer Park, Shop 9/10, 835 Ballarat Road, 04/08/2021 12:15pm - 1:30pm Public Toilets adjacent to Coles Burnside - Burnside Hub Shopping Centre, Western Highway and Westwood Drive, Burnside, 05/08/2021 2:15pm - 2:35pm The Coffee Club Cafe - CS Square, Shop L01 14-15, 29-35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs, 05/08/2021 1:00pm - 2:30pm Rapid Laser, 5 Elsum Avenue, Bayswater North, 05/08/2021 1:30pm - 8:30pm Myer - Highpoint Shopping Centre, Level 3, 120-200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong, 01/08/2021 1:30pm - 2:00pm Newport vs West Footscray football game at Shorten Reserve, 31/07/2021 12:10pm - 5:30pm TyrePlus Hoppers Crossing, 346 Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing, 04/08/2021 8:00am - 6:30pm, 03/08/2021 8:00am - 6:30pm, 05/08/2021 8:00am - 6:30pm, 06/08/2021 8:00am - 6:30pm, 07/08/2021 8:00am - 6:30pm Kockums Bulk Systems PTY Ltd., 139 Bamfield Road, Heidelberg West, 05/08/2021 8:00am - 5:00pm, 06/08/2021 8:00am - 5:00pm YPA Real Estate - CS Square, 38/29-35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs, 02/08/2021 9:00am - 5:30pm, 03/08/2021 9:00am - 4:50pm, 04/08/2021 9:00am - 3:30pm, 05/08/2021 9:00am - 4:20pm Tier two Anyone who visited these venues at the times listed must get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. Bendigo Bank Heidelberg, 164 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg, 05/08/2021 3:30pm - 4:00pm Bunnings Northland, 120 Chifley Drive, Preston, 05/08/2021 4:40pm - 5:30pm Chemist Warehouse - Burnside, 18/15-25 Westwood Drive, 07/08/2021 11:40am - 12:15pm Coles Taylors Hill, Gourlay Road and Hume Drive, 06/08/2021 9:00am - 10:15am New Oriental Cafe, Unit 56, 29-35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs, 05/08/2021 12:20pm - 12:40pm Target - CS Square, 29 - 35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs, 05/08/2021 12:00pm - 12:35pm Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses - Caroline Springs, 13/19 Lake Street, 05/08/2021 10:45am - 11:05am Rare Spares - Bayswater, 160 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North, 05/08/2021 2:30pm - 3:00pm NAB Branch - CS Square, Shop 40/29-35 Lake St, Caroline Springs, 04/08/2021 1:40pm - 2:45pm ALDI Watergardens, Watergardens Town Centre, 399 Melton Highway, 07/08/2021 9:25am - 10:00am Caltex Woolworths, 399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes, 07/08/2021 8:35am - 8:50am Woolworths - Watergardens Town Centre, 399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes, 07/08/2021 8:50am - 9:45am Lucia's Euro Deli - Watergardens Town Centre, 399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes, 07/08/2021 9:50am - 10:25am The Good Guys - Watergardens Town Centre, 399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes, 05/08/2021 7:03pm - 7:30pm Bunnings - Taylors Lakes, 430 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes, 05/08/2021 6:49pm - 7:00pm Liquorland Cairnlea, 100 Furlong Road, Cairnlea, 06/08/2021 10:45am - 12:15pm, 07/08/2021 10:45am - 12:15pm Silver Water Car Wash Service - Highpoint Shopping Centre, 120-200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong, 01/08/2021 2:45pm - 3:00pm Newport vs West Footscray football game at Shorten Reserve, 81 Essex Street, West Footscray, 31/07/2021 12:10pm - 5:30pm Tier 3 site Anyone who visited this venue at the times listed must monitor for symptoms. New restrictions on regional Victoria- what you can and can't do Lockdown ends in regional Victoria from 11.59pm Monday Private home gatherings are still banned Outdoor gatherings in public spaces of up to 10 people are permitted Masks are still mandatory indoors and outdoors Schools and shops can reopen Food and hospitality venues will open for seated service only with one person per four square metres, with a maximum of 100 people per venue Personal services such as beauty and tattooing can resume Religious gatherings and ceremonies are allowed with one person per four square metres, and no more than 100 people indoors, 300 outdoors Weddings and funerals can have up to 50 people Community sport is open for all ages, including training and competition but spectators are banned There are no travel limits but regional Victorians can only travel to Melbourne for a permitted reason and must follow Melbourne restrictions while there.

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Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears
3 years ago

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears

CNN  

CNN — For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and prolonged lockdowns. On Tuesday, the country’s most populous state reported its highest new daily caseload of the pandemic, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called an emergency National Cabinet meeting to discuss the rising infections. The World Health Organization said on …

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 Victoria: Daniel Andrews blasts Nadia Bartel over Melbourne lockdown party
3 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Victoria: Daniel Andrews blasts Nadia Bartel over Melbourne lockdown party

Daily Mail  

Daniel Andrews has slammed former AFL WAG Nadia Bartel for breaching coronavirus restrictions as Victorian's sixth lockdown enters its second month. Nadia Bartel and her friends should expect to be slapped with $5,542 fines, Premier Daniel Andrews warned Daniel Andrews believed the former WAG should receive no special treatment It comes as Victoria recorded 183 new coronavirus cases on Sunday …

With COVID cases growing, Melbourne is following in Sydney's footsteps, but at what speed?
3 years, 3 months ago

With COVID cases growing, Melbourne is following in Sydney's footsteps, but at what speed?

ABC  

With Australia's third wave settling in, this week we saw Victoria follow in New South Wales' footsteps down two paths — much to the state's chagrin. But most cases — 335 in total — fit into the "other" category, which a health department spokesman said included sporting venues, family and social gatherings, places of worship and transport. As federal Health …

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

Canberra's lockdown extended for two weeks as ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19

ABC  

Canberra's lockdown has been extended for two weeks after the territory recorded 13 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19. Key points: The ACT's lockdown has been extended for two weeks until September 17 The ACT's lockdown has been extended for two weeks until September 17 At least eight of the newly announced cases were infectious while in the community At …

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

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

ABC  

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

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 …

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

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

ABC  

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

Victoria records 71 local COVID-19 cases, Melbourne told to consider 'soft lockdown'
3 years, 4 months ago

Victoria records 71 local COVID-19 cases, Melbourne told to consider 'soft lockdown'

ABC  

Premier Daniel Andrews has urged Victorians to get the vaccine available to them today, as the state grapples to pull its worsening Delta outbreak under control. Key points: The Premier said around 10,000 people were abandoning appointments each day He has urged everyone to head to the appointments and support the state in "vaccinating our way out of this" Epidemiologist …

NSW records its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far against a backdrop of curfews, police and protests
3 years, 4 months ago

NSW records its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far against a backdrop of curfews, police and protests

ABC  

For as long as Sydney has been in lockdown, commentators — including Premier Gladys Berejiklian's interstate counterparts — have loudly called for tougher restrictions, lamenting what they saw as "lockdown lite". West and south-west Sydney are bearing the brunt of the state's COVID-19 response, with nearly all of the new restrictions only applicable to residents in "local government areas of …

All of Victoria now in lockdown after more than 61 new COVID-19 cases, Shepparton outbreak grows
3 years, 4 months ago

All of Victoria now in lockdown after more than 61 new COVID-19 cases, Shepparton outbreak grows

ABC  

Regional Victoria has been placed back into lockdown, childcare has been closed to all but essential workers and rules have been tightened for Melbourne workplaces, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed. Key points: The whole state entered the same lockdown settings from 1:00pm Saturday, but regional Victoria avoided a curfew Of the 61 new cases, 48 are linked to known outbreaks …

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 …

Melbourne's sixth COVID lockdown extension cuts deep as community deals with cumulative effect
3 years, 4 months ago

Melbourne's sixth COVID lockdown extension cuts deep as community deals with cumulative effect

ABC  

Melburnians are waking to two more weeks of being in lockdown — and this time it will be a tighter, stricter affair, with the police promising to crack down on anyone who breaks or bends the rules. "In Melbourne … in the second wave, people did that very successfully," Professor Hickie said. "We're now faced with the stark reality of …

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 …

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 …

No end in sight for COVID 'Phase A' on Australia's path out of lockdowns
3 years, 4 months ago

No end in sight for COVID 'Phase A' on Australia's path out of lockdowns

ABC  

The week began with a warning and then a tragedy, and ended with a reality check. An ADF soldier on patrol with police in Sydney during a previous lockdown in April 2020.. "It's no different to what we saw in Melbourne last year where the police worked hand in glove with the military to ensure they could have that intelligence-based …

Sydney lockdown extended four weeks as Covid delta surge worsens
3 years, 4 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 …

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 …

Thousands Of People Protest Coronavirus Lockdowns In Australia
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands Of People Protest Coronavirus Lockdowns In Australia

NPR  

Thousands Of People Protest Coronavirus Lockdowns In Australia Enlarge this image toggle caption Mick Tsikas/AP Mick Tsikas/AP SYDNEY — Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases, and police made several arrests after crowds broke through barriers and threw plastic bottles and plants. Enlarge …

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 …

New COVID case overnight in South Australia as state enters first day of lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

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

ABC  

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

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

South Australia 'moves into lockdown' after five COVID cases associated with Modbury Hospital cluster
3 years, 5 months ago

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

ABC  

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

Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters
3 years, 5 months ago

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

India TV News  

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

Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown likely to be extended — but no-one knows when it will need to end
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown likely to be extended — but no-one knows when it will need to end

ABC  

The Premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to officially announce today that the lockdown in Greater Sydney will be extended. The lockdown affecting Greater Sydney and its surrounds was tightened last week, and Dr Stanaway said she expected to see whether the tougher restrictions had slowed transmission over the next few days. Yesterday, after Ms Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison …

NSW records 18 new COVID-19 cases, lockdown decision likely on Wednesday
3 years, 5 months ago

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

ABC  

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

NT records no new COVID-19 cases as Darwin, Alice Springs return negative wastewater results
3 years, 5 months ago

NT records no new COVID-19 cases as Darwin, Alice Springs return negative wastewater results

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases overnight. Key points: The Chief Minister said he was confident the virus was contained Alice Springs and Greater Darwin came out of lockdown on Friday Authorities expressed overall satisfaction with post-lockdown behaviour across the NT It is the third day in a row the NT has reported zero cases. The NT …

Lockdowns in effect for millions of Australians. Here's the latest from COVID-19 press conferences across Australia
3 years, 5 months ago

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

ABC  

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

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

Four Sydney LGAs placed in lockdown as NSW records 22 new COVID-19 cases
3 years, 5 months ago

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

ABC  

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

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 …

Melbourne coronavirus lockdown: Chapel Street business owners blast Daniel Andrews
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne coronavirus lockdown: Chapel Street business owners blast Daniel Andrews

Daily Mail  

Struggling business owners in Melbourne's vibrant Chapel Street have condemned Dan Andrews for the devastation his government has wrought on the city through the repeated use of lockdowns. Pictured left to right: Dom Mezzatesta from Rise Nation gym, Nicola Cuiper from Xtend Barre, Natalie Guest From Green Cup cafe and Drew Westfield from Gript gym Natalie Guest, of Chapel Street …

Many Melbourne lockdown COVID restrictions are staying. 'Cumulative risk' helps explain why
3 years, 6 months ago

Many Melbourne lockdown COVID restrictions are staying. 'Cumulative risk' helps explain why

ABC  

Victoria will once again move to another set of restrictions as the state eases out of lockdown. "Visitors to the home are a particular cumulative risk," Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said. That cumulative effect applies to all of the restrictions Professor McLaws said there were "multiple factors that build up an increased risk of spread". Professor Sutton said international …

Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown to lift on Friday as Victorian businesses push for 'snapback'
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown to lift on Friday as Victorian businesses push for 'snapback'

ABC  

Melbourne will take its first small steps out of lockdown on Friday, as the Victorian government resists calls from business for a "snapback" to an open economy sooner. Your handy 25-kilometre radius calculator for after Melbourne's lockdown Photo shows A map shows Melbourne with a radius circle superimposed over it, and a button reading "Use my location" Melburnians are set …

Covid Australia: Melbourne lockdown WON'T be extended unless 'massive surge' of mystery cases
3 years, 6 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

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

Will Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdown be extended? Here's what authorities had to say
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdown be extended? Here's what authorities had to say

ABC  

As we hit day four of lockdown and cases continue to grow, Victorians are starting to wonder if the current restrictions will indeed end at 11:59pm on Thursday. Here's what Acting Premier James Merlino and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton had to say at the press conference on Monday. When asked if the lockdown could be extended, Acting Premier James …

Wild conspiracy theories emerge that Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was pushed down stairs and bashed
3 years, 6 months ago

Wild conspiracy theories emerge that Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was pushed down stairs and bashed

Daily Mail  

Wild conspiracy theories have emerged about how Dan Andrews suffered his serious back injury that saw him temporarily step down as Victorian Premier. This is one of just two pictures the usually prominent politician has appeared in since the accident Wild conspiracy theories have emerged claiming Dan Andrews' fall down the stairs of his holiday home actually occurred at a …

'Infuriating' footage of packed Melbourne bar 10 minutes before lockdown emerges
3 years, 6 months ago

'Infuriating' footage of packed Melbourne bar 10 minutes before lockdown emerges

Daily Mail  

Australia's chief medical officer has issued a stark warning about future Covid outbreaks - as 'infuriating' footage emerges of Melbourne partygoers in a bar minutes before lockdown. 'Infuriating' footage has emerged of Melbourne partygoers minutes before lockdown Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has said the latest Covid outbreak in Victoria is a 'wake-up call for Australia' The Victorian Government …

MELBOURNE POSTCODES HIT WITH COVID-19 CASES
3 years, 6 months ago

MELBOURNE POSTCODES HIT WITH COVID-19 CASES

Daily Mail  

Read articles that feature this panel How all it took was an 18 SECOND exposure to the contagious Indian Covid variant to send seven million into lockdown - as supermarkets place. Vaccination hub is added to Victoria's growing list of Covid exposure sites as Melbourne continues to battle its latest outbreak A Covid-infected person visited Preston City Hall on Gower …

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows

India TV News  

Australia’s second-largest city was set to enter its fourth lockdown Thursday as concern grew over the rapid spread of infections from a coronavirus variant. The seven-day lockdown for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state comes after a new cluster in the city rose to 26 infections, including a person who was in intensive care. Health Minister Greg Hunt described …

Covid-19 Australia: Melbourne heading for five-day lockdown as South Australia shuts its borders
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Melbourne heading for five-day lockdown as South Australia shuts its borders

Daily Mail  

Health authorities are locked in crisis talks debating a snap five-day lockdown for Melbourne in a desperate battle to stop the coronavirus cluster from spreading. Swim Schools Bundoora 4/37 The Concord, Bundoora VIC 3083, 21/05/2021, 8:55am - 10:15am, Case attended venue, Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Axedale Axedale Tavern 105 High Street, …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 6 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 …

New Zealand CANCELS travel bubble with Melbourne as city records a fifth Covid case
3 years, 6 months ago

New Zealand CANCELS travel bubble with Melbourne as city records a fifth Covid case

Daily Mail  

The New Zealand government have suspended their travel bubble with Victoria after the start recorded a fifth case from its latest outbreak. The New Zealand government have suspended their travel bubble with Victoria after the start recorded a fifth case from its latest outbreak Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced the travel bubble would be temporarily suspended with Victoria from …

Melbourne COVID-19 restrictions return as outbreak in northern suburbs grows to nine
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne COVID-19 restrictions return as outbreak in northern suburbs grows to nine

ABC  

Victoria has recorded another four COVID-19 infections, bringing a cluster in Melbourne's north to nine, as restrictions have been tightened in the city. Key points: The four new cases are family contacts of a man who is being treated as a potential source of the cluster The four new cases are family contacts of a man who is being treated …

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded
3 years, 7 months ago

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded

ABC  

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

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 …

One new coronavirus case recorded in Victoria on the first day of lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

One new coronavirus case recorded in Victoria on the first day of lockdown

ABC  

A locally acquired coronavirus case reported by Victoria's health authorities on Saturday has been linked back to the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn outbreak, bringing the cluster to 14 cases. Key points: The outbreak has prompted a snap five-day lockdown Victorians are under stage four restrictions, which means people must stay within 5km of home An epidemiologist fears the viral spread …

Victorian coronavirus outbreak expected to worsen as state enters start of five-day lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Victorian coronavirus outbreak expected to worsen as state enters start of five-day lockdown

ABC  

Victorian authorities are expecting an outbreak of the UK strain of coronavirus from a quarantine hotel to grow, as the state enters the first day of a snap lockdown called on Friday in a bid to dampen community transmission. Key points: Victorians will be placed under stage 4 restrictions until 11:59pm on Wednesday Household visits will be banned and stay-at-home …

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