Victoria to enter five-day snap lockdown as more COVID-19 cases recorded
3 years, 8 months ago

Victoria to enter five-day snap lockdown as more COVID-19 cases recorded

ABC  

Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the Victoria-wide snap lockdown with "a heavy heart" after two more local COVID-19 cases were recorded this afternoon. Key points: Victoria will be locked down from 11:59pm tonight until 11:59pm next Tuesday Two more cases were announced this afternoon linked to the MCG and Maribrynong apartments There's no guarantee the lockdown will end after five days, but restrictions in regional Victoria may end earlier It brings the state's outbreak to 18. Helplines: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527 "I am not prepared to avoid a five-day lockdown now only to find ourselves in a five-week or a five-month lockdown." The fourth lockdown in late May was slated as a seven-day "circuit-breaker" but it stretched to 14 days as more cases emerged, with tight restrictions staying in place even after the lockdown officially lifted.

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Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 4 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 …

Victoria set to scrap COVID-19 quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated international travellers
3 years, 5 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 …

Victoria records 2,232 new local COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as lockdown exit nears
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 2,232 new local COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as lockdown exit nears

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 2,232 new local cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, as metropolitan Melbourne and Mildura prepare to leave lockdown tonight. But he said the restriction on travelling between Melbourne and regional areas would remain in place, as planned, until the 80 per cent double goal was reached.He described the state's vaccination rates as "truly phenomenal". "We've made a …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1,903 cases as state prepares to leave lockdown
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1,903 cases as state prepares to leave lockdown

Daily Mail  

Victoria has recorded 1,903 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths overnight as the state prepares for an early exit from its long-running sixth lockdown. The state is also preparing to scrap hotel quarantine for international travellers fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Victoria has recorded 1,903 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths overnight as the state prepares for an early exit from …

Victoria records 1,838 COVID cases and seven deaths, state to exit lockdown on Thursday
3 years, 5 months ago

Victoria records 1,838 COVID cases and seven deaths, state to exit lockdown on Thursday

ABC  

The lockdown in Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria will lift from 11:59pm on Thursday when the state is expected to reach its goal of having 70 per cent of those aged 16+ fully vaccinated. Key points: There have been 145 deaths in Victoria during the Delta outbreak The lockdown will lift at 11:59pm this Thursday Soon, more than 90 …

When will Melbourne's COVID lockdown lift and what you will be able to do?
3 years, 5 months ago

When will Melbourne's COVID lockdown lift and what you will be able to do?

ABC  

After months of stay-at-home orders and progressively stricter rules around social movements, Victoria has announced a lifting of its lockdown this week. Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews says the state's lockdown will lift at 11:59pm on Thursday, when 70 per cent of eligible adults are expected to be fully vaccinated. Hospitality and entertainment Outdoor cafes will open with up to 50 …

Australian state's 50% jump in COVID-19 blamed on sport fans
3 years, 5 months ago

Australian state's 50% jump in COVID-19 blamed on sport fans

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia’s Victoria state on Thursday …

Melbourne Cases Linger Near Record Levels as Australia Hits Vaccine Milestone
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne Cases Linger Near Record Levels as Australia Hits Vaccine Milestone

News 18  

COVID-19 infections in Australia's Victoria state hovered near record levels on Friday as authorities stepped up the pace of vaccinations in hopes of easing restrictions with more than half the country's adult population fully vaccinated. Australia is grappling with a third wave of infections from the highly infectious Delta variant that has led to lockdowns in its two largest cities, …

Coronavirus Australia: NSW records 1,022 new Covid-19 cases as more regions plunged into lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: NSW records 1,022 new Covid-19 cases as more regions plunged into lockdown

Daily Mail  

NSW is on track to hit its 70 per cent double jab target earlier than estimated as the state recorded 1,022 new cases and 10 deaths. Sydneysiders could be released from lockdown as early as October 11 More than 53 per cent of eligible NSW residents are fully vaccinated as the government eased more restrictions with the announcement of a …

Coronavirus Australia: Doctor blasts modelling that will keep Melbourne in lockdown until November
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Doctor blasts modelling that will keep Melbourne in lockdown until November

Daily Mail  

One of Australia's top doctors has slammed 'overcautious' modelling that could keep long suffering Melburnians in lockdown until November. Former federal deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth welcomed the state's plan but blasted the Burnet modelling which informed the roadmap. Melburnians are expected to remain in lockdown for at least at another month 'There's a case to be made the …

NSW and Victoria to leave lockdown with pubs open but premiers warn Covid cases will rise
3 years, 6 months ago

NSW and Victoria to leave lockdown with pubs open but premiers warn Covid cases will rise

Daily Mail  

The premiers of New South Wales and Victoria have told their citizens to 'prepare for the worst' with the Covid-ravaged states set to emerge from lockdown next month. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian felt more comfortable removing the east-west divide with a dramatic fall in new cases to just 1,083 - the lowest infection tally in over three weeks - with …

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's coronavirus crisis worsens as 246 new cases are recorded
3 years, 6 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 …

Fears new COVID cases in south-east NSW will extend regional lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Fears new COVID cases in south-east NSW will extend regional lockdown

ABC  

There are concerns fresh cases of COVID-19 in the state's south-east could extend the NSW regional lockdown, which was set to finish this Friday. Key points: The first cases of COVID-19 in over a year have been detected across south-east NSW Bega MP Andrew Constance is calling for people to come forward for testing Vaccination rates are increasing, after the …

With COVID cases growing, Melbourne is following in Sydney's footsteps, but at what speed?
3 years, 6 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 …

Melbourne lockdown to continue until vaccination targets reached as Victoria abandons COVID-zero goal
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne lockdown to continue until vaccination targets reached as Victoria abandons COVID-zero goal

ABC  

The majority of Victoria's restrictions will stay in place until 70 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, Premier Daniel Andrews has announced. Key points: Victoria has recorded 120 new cases, its biggest daily rise in almost a year The government projects the 70 per cent threshold will be reached by …

Canberra's lockdown extended for two weeks as ACT records 13 new cases of COVID-19
3 years, 6 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 …

Australia’s Canberra extends COVID-19 lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Canberra extends COVID-19 lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Australian capital reports 13 new cases as officials extend the city’s hard lockdown until at least September 17. Australia’s Canberra has extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks as the capital city struggles to contain a surge in the highly infectious Delta variant. Canberra has been in lockdown for three weeks after a spate of cases believed to …

Victoria to remain in lockdown as COVID cases surge but Andrews hopeful of driving down numbers
3 years, 6 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 …

Premier Daniel Andrews confirms Victorian lockdown will be extended as 92 new COVID cases recorded
3 years, 6 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 …

Australia’s Melbourne to extend sixth COVID-lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Melbourne to extend sixth COVID-lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Lockdown in Melbourne was due to end on Thursday, but authorities say this is no longer possible due to rising cases. Australian authorities say they will extend a lockdown of the country’s second-biggest city, Melbourne, as they struggle to quell a coronavirus outbreak driven by the highly infectious Delta variant. Meanwhile, neighbouring New South Wales state, which includes Australia’s most …

How NSW COVID numbers got so high, and why Victoria is 'on a knife edge'
3 years, 7 months ago

How NSW COVID numbers got so high, and why Victoria is 'on a knife edge'

ABC  

Just a month-and-a-half ago, Sydneysiders were holding their breath hoping daily COVID-19 cases wouldn't tip over into triple digits. "The important thing to know is that this is a different virus to what we've dealt with before in NSW, and in fact, anywhere in Australia," Professor Bennett said. Professor Bennett agreed, and said even with a "really organised response", Delta …

Victoria records 71 local COVID-19 cases, Melbourne told to consider 'soft lockdown'
3 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 marks 200 days of COVID-19 lockdowns since the pandemic began
3 years, 7 months ago

Melbourne marks 200 days of COVID-19 lockdowns since the pandemic began

ABC  

Thursday night marked an unpleasant milestone for Melburnians — the 200th day lived under lockdown restrictions. Lockdown One: 43 days BEGAN: March 30, 11:59pm ENDED: May 12, 11:59pm The local cases recorded each day It's here that we got our first taste of the restrictions that have defined 2020 and 2021. Lockdown Two: 111 days BEGAN: July 8, 11:59pm ENDED: …

Victoria pushes for more COVID tests as cases and mystery infections climb
3 years, 7 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 …

Melbourne's sixth COVID lockdown extension cuts deep as community deals with cumulative effect
3 years, 7 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 …

Covid-19 Australia: Melbourne extends lockdown by two weeks as Daniel Andrews slams engagement party
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Melbourne extends lockdown by two weeks as Daniel Andrews slams engagement party

Daily Mail  

A fired-up Daniel Andrews has slammed a potential Covid super-spreader engagement party and blamed rulebreakers for forcing him to extend Melbourne's lockdown by two weeks and bring back a 9pm-5am curfew. A fired-up Daniel Andrews has slammed a potential super-spreader engagement party and blamed rule breakers for forcing him to extend lockdown in Melbourne by another two weeks A 9pm …

Canberra COVID-19 cluster grows to 28 as ACT lockdown extended for two weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

Canberra COVID-19 cluster grows to 28 as ACT lockdown extended for two weeks

ABC  

The ACT has recorded 19 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of active cases in Canberra to 28. Key points: One of the confirmed cases is a worker at an aged care facility who was infectious at work for three days One of the confirmed cases is a worker at an aged care facility who was …

ACT enters lockdown for seven days as four cases of COVID-19 recorded
3 years, 7 months ago

ACT enters lockdown for seven days as four cases of COVID-19 recorded

ABC  

The ACT has gone into lockdown for seven days, after the territory recorded four positive cases of COVID-19. Key points: The initial case — man in his 20s — had been infectious in the community since Sunday Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the new cases posed a "serious health risk" The snap shutdown, which began at 5:00pm, is the first …

Canberra enters snap lockdown as Sydney tightens COVID curbs
3 years, 7 months ago

Canberra enters snap lockdown as Sydney tightens COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Official says Australian capital is facing its ‘most serious public health risk’ this year after detecting first case of community transmission. In Sydney, the government of the state of New South Wales said it might call in more military personnel to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions as daily cases remained at record highs despite seven weeks of lockdown. “We are …

Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews no-show amid fears Melbourne lockdown could be extended
3 years, 7 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

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

Australia’s COVID cases at record high with millions in lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia’s COVID cases at record high with millions in lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Country struggles to contain spread of the virus as 60 percent of the population is placed under lockdown. Australia has reported a record daily number of new coronavirus cases for the year on Saturday with the highly infectious Delta variant continuing to spread through the country’s most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. With about 15 million …

Victoria records six local COVID-19 cases as statewide lockdown begins
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria records six local COVID-19 cases as statewide lockdown begins

ABC  

Health Minister Martin Foley has warned the state is in a "precarious position" after it recorded six new locally acquired cases, including one in a student at a specialist school in Melbourne's west. Key points: Victoria has recorded six new locally acquired COVID-19 cases which are linked but were not quarantined while infectious Two Virgin flights in and out of …

Victoria enters sixth lockdown in response to new mystery COVID-19 cases
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria enters sixth lockdown in response to new mystery COVID-19 cases

ABC  

Victoria has entered its sixth lockdown in response to unexpected new mystery cases of COVID-19 in recent days. Key points: Victorians are only allowed to leave home for five reasons Under the lockdown, you must stay within five kilometres of your home Authorities are dealing with multiple mystery COVID-19 cases Eight new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane enters COVID lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane enters COVID lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Millions of residents in the city and several other areas will be placed under stay-at-home orders from Saturday afternoon for three days. Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap COVID lockdown from Saturday, as authorities race to contain an emerging outbreak of the Delta strain. Millions of residents in the city and …

Sydney lockdown extended four weeks as Covid delta surge worsens
3 years, 8 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 …

South Australian COVID–19 lockdown to end on Tuesday night after one new local case
3 years, 8 months ago

South Australian COVID–19 lockdown to end on Tuesday night after one new local case

ABC  

South Australia has recorded one new locally-acquired case of COVID-19 overnight. Premier Steven Marshall said South Australia was on track to end its seven-day lockdown as planned at midnight tomorrow night. "Although the lockdown will most likely be lifted as of midnight tomorrow night, the people who are in quarantine — directed quarantine — need to remain in that quarantine …

NSW Health confirms two more deaths, bringing total COVID-19 fatalities in NSW to 66
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW Health confirms two more deaths, bringing total COVID-19 fatalities in NSW to 66

ABC  

NSW health authorities have confirmed two more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the state's total fatalities related to the virus to 66. Key points: A decision on whether to extend the lockdown will be made in the coming days Financial support will be ongoing if the lockdown is extended Police say they've received thousands of calls to Crime Stoppers following the weekend …

NSW to 'see the fruits' of lockdown in coming weeks despite 141 new cases and two deaths
3 years, 8 months ago

NSW to 'see the fruits' of lockdown in coming weeks despite 141 new cases and two deaths

ABC  

Despite NSW recording 141 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths yesterday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she's confident the state will see the fruits of lockdown in coming weeks. Key points: NSW Premier says the state has stabilised Delta strain cases compared to other countries The Prime Minister defended NSW's lockdown saying there was no other alternative Vaccination efforts will be …

Coronavirus Australia: Millions of Victorians to be RELEASED from lockdown as Sydney cases soar
3 years, 8 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 …

COVID updates: NSW renews pleas for Pfizer doses as Delta cases hit new record despite Sydney lockdown — as it happened
3 years, 8 months ago

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

ABC  

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

First regional lockdown in NSW as Delta strain of COVID-19 slips the Greater Sydney cordon
3 years, 8 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 …

Covid-19 Australia: Aussies share 'lowest lockdown confessions' in Instagram story thread
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Aussies share 'lowest lockdown confessions' in Instagram story thread

Daily Mail  

Australians have shared their lowest points of lockdown in an Instagram thread that lays bare the bored and beleaguered mental state of 14 million across the country. Just like the rest of us: Reality TV star Martha Kalifatidis said she is struggling to get dressed, wash her face and walk more than 50 steps a day during lockdown In response …

South Australia 'moves into lockdown' after five COVID cases associated with Modbury Hospital cluster
3 years, 8 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 …

Victoria records 17 new COVID-19 cases as lockdown reaches midway point
3 years, 8 months ago

Victoria records 17 new COVID-19 cases as lockdown reaches midway point

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 as contact tracers race to bring the latest outbreak of the Delta variant under control, with authorities confirming an extra case on Sunday. Key points: Four major transmission sites are the MCG, AAMI Park, the Young & Jackson pub and Ms Frankie restaurant Today is the halfway point of the five-day lockdown …

Concern over fleeting COVID-19 transmission as Victoria enters day two of lockdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Concern over fleeting COVID-19 transmission as Victoria enters day two of lockdown

ABC  

Victoria's contact tracing teams are racing to keep hot on the tail of a growing number of COVID-19 cases, with public health authorities concerned about so-called "fleeting transmission" at several venues where strangers have contracted the virus. Key points: As Victoria enters day two of its snap lockdown, there are no guarantees it will end on Tuesday Authorities are increasingly …

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