Four more returned Australians test positive for COVID-19 in Howard Springs after arriving from India
3 years, 11 months ago

Four more returned Australians test positive for COVID-19 in Howard Springs after arriving from India

ABC  

Four more people have tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in the Northern Territory on repatriation flights from India. Key points: The new cases include returned Australians aged 8, 11, 38 and 60 Health authorities say all four cases are displaying mild symptoms The Howard Springs quarantine facility is expanding its intake of returned Australians from 850 to 2,000 a fortnight The group includes an 8-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy and a 38-year-old man who arrived on a flight from New Delhi on Saturday and a 60-year-old man who arrived on the flight from Chennai last Thursday. Since repatriation flights began last October, 6,668 international arrivals have quarantined at the Howard Springs facility, with 83 positive cases recorded. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Slow movement on NT government takeover of Howard Springs Almost a month after the NT government announced plans to take full responsibility for international quarantine operations at the Howard Springs quarantine facility, the NT Health Minister has revealed only a fraction of the necessary workforce has been recruited to do the job. Last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison also announced the Howard Springs facility would expand to accept 2,000 returned Australians a fortnight, up from 850.

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Defence flags interest in using Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility to house local, international military personnel
2 years, 3 months ago

Defence flags interest in using Darwin's Howard Springs quarantine facility to house local, international military personnel

ABC  

The Top End quarantine facility that played a major national role at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic could be used to accommodate thousands of military personnel in Darwin each year. Key points: Up to 6,500 Australian and international defence personnel converge on the Top End during the dry season Defence is negotiating with the Northern Territory government about leasing …

Howard Springs quarantine facility — Australia's COVID-19 'port' — now in stand-by mode
2 years, 8 months ago

Howard Springs quarantine facility — Australia's COVID-19 'port' — now in stand-by mode

ABC  

In December 2019, the Manigurr-ma Village on the outskirts of Darwin was a dormant workers' camp that the Northern Territory government did not know what to do with. Today, after quarantining more than 64,000 people in the past two years, the facility governments called the "Centre For National Resilience" is closing, with the Northern Territory government saying "dedicated isolation and …

Four COVID-linked deaths in South Australia as active cases fall to the lowest level in a month
2 years, 10 months ago

Four COVID-linked deaths in South Australia as active cases fall to the lowest level in a month

ABC  

Four people with COVID-19 have died in South Australia — two women in their 90s, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s. Key points: There are 240 people in hospital with the virus The 25,246 known active cases is the lowest number since March 20 Opposition Leader David Speirs revealed he had tested positive SA Health …

Active cases and hospitalisations fall in South Australia, as 4,986 new infections recorded
2 years, 11 months ago

Active cases and hospitalisations fall in South Australia, as 4,986 new infections recorded

ABC  

The number of South Australians currently suffering from COVID-19 has dropped by almost 1,500 from yesterday, as hospitalisations fall to 220. Key points: South Australia recorded 4,986 new infections on Wednesday Hospitalisations have fallen by 12 from yesterday The Premier said the ramping crisis was "far from over" Two people — a woman in her 80s and man in his …

Calls for COVID quarantine centre closer to Aboriginal communities as Omicron spreads 'like a bushfire'
3 years, 1 month ago

Calls for COVID quarantine centre closer to Aboriginal communities as Omicron spreads 'like a bushfire'

ABC  

Justina Blacksmith and her one-year-old daughter Nyeisha were the first in their household to fall sick with COVID-19 early this month. Key points: Residents living in remote communities are isolating in hot and overcrowded houses They are calling for an isolation site for COVID-positive people that is also close to home Leaders say a centre similar to the Howard Springs …

COVID-19 outbreak grows at Alice Springs prison as almost half of all inmates test positive
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 outbreak grows at Alice Springs prison as almost half of all inmates test positive

ABC  

A Northern Territory Aboriginal legal service is calling for emergency measures to be enacted at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre as the number of prisoners infected with COVID-19 has doubled over the weekend. Key points: COVID-19 cases among prisoners have grown since a health team arrived at the facility on Friday to administer PCR tests It's not known how many …

South Australia records 3,070 new COVID-19 cases, 123 in hospital
3 years, 2 months ago

South Australia records 3,070 new COVID-19 cases, 123 in hospital

ABC  

South Australia has recorded 3,070 COVID-19 cases, with 123 people in hospital. Mr Marshall said South Australians would soon no longer need to confirm a positive rapid antigen test with a PCR test, following an agreement by national cabinet yesterday. Mr Marshall said using rapid antigen tests provided by SA Health would allow positive cases to be accurately reflected in …

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases
3 years, 2 months ago

Baby with COVID-19 dies in South Australia, state records 1,374 new cases

ABC  

A COVID-positive child under the age of two has died in South Australia. Key points: A child under the age of two who was COVID-positive has died South Australia has recorded 1,374 new cases of COVID-19 There are still 37 patients in hospital, including four in intensive care Premier Steven Marshall said the case will be referred to the coroner, …

Western Australia records two new local COVID-19 cases as exposure sites list grows
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Australia Set for Partial Reopening of International Border for Vaccinated Citizens
3 years, 4 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 …

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 …

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
3 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Boy tests positive to COVID-19 in Adelaide after flight connected with Virgin Australia case
3 years, 5 months ago

Boy tests positive to COVID-19 in Adelaide after flight connected with Virgin Australia case

ABC  

A boy has tested positive for COVID-19 after being on the same flight as a Virgin Australia flight attendant who tested positive for the virus. Key points: A Virgin flight attendant tested positive for COVID-19 last week Since then, a teenage boy on one of the same flights with the attendant has also contracted the virus Meanwhile, a truck driver …

South Australia records two new cases of COVID-19, including a woman who flew from Victoria to Adelaide
3 years, 5 months ago

South Australia records two new cases of COVID-19, including a woman who flew from Victoria to Adelaide

ABC  

South Australia has recorded two new cases of COVID-19. Key points: One case is a historical case in an Adelaide medi-hotel The second case is a woman who flew home to South Australia from Victoria on Friday SA Health is working to contact eight passengers on board her Jetstar flight One is a historical case from a man in his …

COVID updates: International travel resumes next month as PM announces changes to border restrictions — as it happened
3 years, 5 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, 6 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 …

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane
3 years, 6 months ago

Returning NT resident tests positive for COVID in Darwin after travelling from Newcastle via Brisbane

ABC  

A domestic traveller has tested positive for COVID-19 in Darwin after travelling to the Northern Territory from New South Wales, via Queensland, however, the Territory's Health Minister, Natasha Fyles, says the case poses a "very minimal risk to the Northern Territory community". Key points: A returning Territory resident has tested positive to COVID-19 while in quarantine at Howard Springs He …

NSW records 1,284 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths as home quarantine trial for international travel announced
3 years, 6 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 …

NT government allows limited home quarantine in Alice Springs as supervised facilities fill up
3 years, 7 months ago

NT government allows limited home quarantine in Alice Springs as supervised facilities fill up

ABC  

Pressure on the Northern Territory's quarantine facilities has prompted the government to allow some travellers from interstate hotspots to quarantine at home in Alice Springs. Key points: NT Government says home quarantine will now be allowed in Alice Springs when facility is full 17 "low-risk" people were approved for home quarantine in the town yesterday Government says those in home …

NT COVID quarantine reaches record numbers as Howard Springs facility fills up
3 years, 7 months ago

NT COVID quarantine reaches record numbers as Howard Springs facility fills up

ABC  

Two weeks in quarantine might feel like a bit of a time warp, but returning Australian Mark Radovan says a stint in Howard Springs has been an "amazing" experience. Key points: There are currently almost 2,000 people in quarantine at Howard Springs It has capacity for 2,000 overseas arrivals and about 1,000 domestic travellers The NT Health Minister said the …

Flight attendant who tested positive to COVID-19 crewed six flights in regional Queensland
3 years, 7 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 …

Man tests positive to COVID-19 in Darwin after sailing on yacht from Indonesia
3 years, 8 months ago

Man tests positive to COVID-19 in Darwin after sailing on yacht from Indonesia

ABC  

A 70-year-old man who travelled from Indonesia to Darwin on his own yacht has tested positive to COVID-19. Key points: The NT government says all border arrival requirements have been met All international travellers need to do 14 days of mandatory quarantine The man did not enter the community, NT Health says In a statement, a NT government spokesman said …

Howard Springs quarantine facility is expecting more repatriation flights. Can it cope with the pressure?
3 years, 8 months ago

Howard Springs quarantine facility is expecting more repatriation flights. Can it cope with the pressure?

ABC  

Earlier this month, National Cabinet announced it had made two big decisions to tackle the far more infectious Delta variant of coronavirus. PM Scott Morrison said those flight numbers would be drastically cut and instead the Commonwealth would increase the number of repatriation flights into the Howard Springs quarantine facility. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged that repatriation flights into …

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive

ABC  

The daughter of an elderly man who tested positive for COVID-19 in a Sydney aged care home says unvaccinated staff who brought the virus in are "a disgrace". Key points: The three residents have been taken to Westmead Hospital as a precaution Summit Care says 96 per cent of the 149 residents have been vaccinated The home is being cleaned, …

NT records no new COVID-19 cases as Darwin, Alice Springs return negative wastewater results
3 years, 8 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 …

No new COVID-19 cases in the NT after Alice Springs and Darwin lockdowns lifted
3 years, 8 months ago

No new COVID-19 cases in the NT after Alice Springs and Darwin lockdowns lifted

ABC  

The Northern Territory has recorded no new COVID-19 cases overnight — the first reporting window since lockdowns in Alice Springs and Darwin were lifted. Key points: More than 2,500 tests came back negative overnight Tests for 32 people from a high-risk site are still outstanding Compliance with post-lockdown restrictions has been described as "excellent" More than 2,500 tests have come …

NT Chief Minister 'cautiously optimistic' about COVID lockdown in Greater Darwin but concerns still stand for Alice Springs
3 years, 8 months ago

NT Chief Minister 'cautiously optimistic' about COVID lockdown in Greater Darwin but concerns still stand for Alice Springs

ABC  

The Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner says he's "cautiously optimistic" the lockdown in Greater Darwin has been effective but he says health authorities are still isolating and testing contacts connected to the latest Alice Springs exposure site. Key points: Northern Territory residents are being told not to attempt to get tested unless they have been listed as a possible …

A breakdown of COVID outbreaks in each state and territory as positive cases cross borders
3 years, 8 months ago

A breakdown of COVID outbreaks in each state and territory as positive cases cross borders

ABC  

Millions of Australians are starting the week under new COVID-19 restrictions. Western Australia From midday on Sunday, new restrictions were imposed on the Perth and Peel regions for at least three days after a woman who had visited New South Wales tested positive. Friday, June 25 VA939 Sydney — Brisbane VA334 Brisbane — Melbourne Saturday, June 26 VA827 Melbourne — …

Australia official tests positive for COVID as new cases emerge
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia official tests positive for COVID as new cases emerge

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales reported at least 11 new cases overnight as state premier hints at possible new lockdown if rise continues. The government in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, warned people on Thursday to brace for more COVID-19 cases, as a state minister tested positive, the health minister went into self-isolation and new curbs came into force designed …

New Zealand resumes quarantine-free travel with Victoria as COVID-19 cases decrease
3 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand resumes quarantine-free travel with Victoria as COVID-19 cases decrease

ABC  

Melburnians will soon be able to travel freely to some parts of Australia and New Zealand as the latest coronavirus outbreak eases. Key points: New Zealand's Ministry of Health has confirmed the quarantine-free bubble with Victoria will resume from midnight Tuesday New Zealand's Ministry of Health has confirmed the quarantine-free bubble with Victoria will resume from midnight Tuesday The Northern …

Australia: Fourth round of lockdown in Melbourne as new Covid infection cluster grows
3 years, 9 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 …

Forced quarantine at Howard Springs not required for high-risk arrivals to NT from Melbourne COVID sites
3 years, 9 months ago

Forced quarantine at Howard Springs not required for high-risk arrivals to NT from Melbourne COVID sites

ABC  

The Northern Territory government says domestic arrivals from Melbourne's highest risk exposure sites must self-isolate and get tested, rather than enter supervised quarantine at Howard Springs, as the Melbourne outbreak grows to 15. Key points: Anyone arriving in the NT from Tier 1 exposure sites in Melbourne must enter self-isolation and get tested Howard Springs is not currently being used …

Melbourne COVID-19 restrictions return as outbreak in northern suburbs grows to nine
3 years, 9 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 …

First repatriation flight from India arrives in Darwin following end of COVID-19 travel ban
3 years, 10 months ago

First repatriation flight from India arrives in Darwin following end of COVID-19 travel ban

ABC  

The first repatriation flight from New Delhi has landed in Darwin following the end of the federal government's controversial ban on travel from India. Key points: Originally, 150 passengers were supposed to board the flight Seventy people were barred from boarding, 46 of those tested positive to COVID-19 and 24 others were identified as close contacts The arrivals have been …

Change in Howard Springs testing regime bumps up COVID risk, epidemiologist warns
3 years, 10 months ago

Change in Howard Springs testing regime bumps up COVID risk, epidemiologist warns

ABC  

A leading epidemiologist is warning a change in testing regimes for staff at the Howard Springs quarantine facility could leave the Northern Territory vulnerable to community transmission of coronavirus. Key points: The NT government has scrapped the use of daily rapid antigen tests for quarantine staff NT health authorities say 'gold standard' PCR testing will be used instead But a …

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case
3 years, 10 months ago

Victorian man who tested positive for COVID–19 was on same flight as Adelaide hotel case

ABC  

South Australia's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says it is most likely a Victorian man, who tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday, caught it while staying in hotel quarantine in Adelaide. Key points: A Victorian man tested positive for COVID–19 after doing hotel quarantine in Adelaide He was on the same flight as another case at the hotel Hotel guests …

Federal Budget 2021 offers no new plan for COVID-19 hotel quarantine alternatives
3 years, 10 months ago

Federal Budget 2021 offers no new plan for COVID-19 hotel quarantine alternatives

ABC  

The federal government is under fire after last night's budget provided no new funds for open-air quarantine facilities beyond an already announced expansion at Howard Springs. Key points: The budget did contain $500 million to expand capacity at the Howard Springs quarantine facility But there were no funds for a proposed cabin-style quarantine facility in Melbourne's north Prime Minister Scott …

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel
3 years, 10 months ago

SA Health investigating whether man caught coronavirus in medi-hotel

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are investigating whether a man who was released from hotel quarantine in Adelaide and then tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne acquired the virus while in isolation. Key points: The man quarantined in the Playford medi-hotel next to a traveller who tested positive SA Health is investigating whether there have been any quarantine or testing breaches …

Can Howard Springs handle it? These are the key numbers before flights from India to Australia start again
3 years, 10 months ago

Can Howard Springs handle it? These are the key numbers before flights from India to Australia start again

ABC  

Howard Springs is once again in the national spotlight, as the quarantine facility prepares for the resumption of repatriation flights from India from Saturday, May 15. NT health authorities expect there will be zero active positive cases inside Howard Springs from previous India flights by next Friday, the day before repatriation flights are set to resume. NT health authorities, according …

Government may use Howard Springs COVID facility exclusively to quarantine Australians returning from India
3 years, 10 months ago

Government may use Howard Springs COVID facility exclusively to quarantine Australians returning from India

ABC  

The government is considering using Howard Springs to only quarantine Indian returned travellers, as a way to expedite getting people out of the country when the travel ban ends. Key points: Australia has a ban on anyone entering the country if they have been in India in the previous 14 days The federal government is now considering using the Howard …

Commonwealth begins handover of Howard Springs quarantine facility to NT government
3 years, 10 months ago

Commonwealth begins handover of Howard Springs quarantine facility to NT government

ABC  

Howard Springs, Australia's prize COVID quarantine facility, yesterday began a large shift in how it operates. A makeshift quarantine centre at the beginning of the pandemic, Howard Springs developed into what health experts have dubbed a "gold standard" purpose-built infection control facility, safely quarantining thousands of arrivals, including domestic travellers, overseas fruit pickers, international students and repatriated Australians. A key …

Australia bans arrivals from India hit by COVID-19
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia bans arrivals from India hit by COVID-19

The Hindu  

Australian citizens could face a five-year jail term or hefty fines of up to 66,000 Australian dollars if they try to return home from India after Canberra made the journey temporarily illegal in an effort to curb the spread of the deadly viral infection in this country. The temporary ban begins on Monday and applies to any travellers who have …

Perth hotel quarantine guard tests positive for COVID-19, along with two others
3 years, 10 months ago

Perth hotel quarantine guard tests positive for COVID-19, along with two others

ABC  

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed three new COVID-19 cases in Perth, including a hotel quarantine security guard potentially infectious in the community for four days. Key points: Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Perth The source case was infectious in the community for four days No lockdown has been enforced at this stage The cases stem …

NT records another 10 COVID cases in quarantine as Howard Springs boss says facility 'under control'
3 years, 10 months ago

NT records another 10 COVID cases in quarantine as Howard Springs boss says facility 'under control'

ABC  

The head of the specialist health team running the highly praised Howard Springs quarantine facility says "stops and checks" are in place to ensure the system is not overburdened, as the NT records a surge in coronavirus cases from repatriated flights from India. Key points: The Northern Territory has recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours The …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 10 months ago

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW have warned several people who could have been exposed to COVID-19 inside a Sydney quarantine hotel have already travelled interstate. Key points: NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested …

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel
3 years, 11 months ago

NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel

ABC  

New South Wales Health is investigating whether COVID-19 has spread inside a second Sydney quarantine hotel. NSW Health said they had tested negative on their day-two swabs in hotel quarantine, before subsequently testing positive for COVID-19 later during their quarantine periods. This latest incident comes just days after three people in one family acquired the virus from a family of …

Queensland scrambles to contain a growing coronavirus cluster ahead of the Easter weekend
3 years, 11 months ago

Queensland scrambles to contain a growing coronavirus cluster ahead of the Easter weekend

ABC  

Less than a week before Easter, many residents in south-east Queensland are likely to have confirmed plans for the long weekend. Key points: Queensland Health issued a long list of contact tracing sites on Saturday People who visited any of the six close contact sites listed need to immediately quarantine More than a dozen other sites require people to get …

All arrivals from Queensland into WA must get tested for coronavirus and self-quarantine for 14 days
3 years, 11 months ago

All arrivals from Queensland into WA must get tested for coronavirus and self-quarantine for 14 days

ABC  

The West Australian Government has confirmed anyone arriving from Queensland from Saturday must be tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for 14 days, as new details emerge about the Brisbane cluster. Key points: Anyone arriving in WA from Queensland must have a COVID-19 test and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result The Premier said the state would not hesitate …

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