Sydney news: COVID-19 alert for Rouse Hill, police appeal for burgundy car after hit-and-run
4 years, 2 months ago

Sydney news: COVID-19 alert for Rouse Hill, police appeal for burgundy car after hit-and-run

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. COVID-19 alert for Sydney's north People in Rouse Hill in Sydney's north-west are being urged to get tested for coronavirus even if they have mild symptoms. Energy Minister Matt Kean said the transition away from coal-fired power would begin with a series of grants worth $50 million for pumped hydro projects. Calls for workers' rights in gig economy Lihong Wei said it was important gig economy workers are protected by the law. The widow of a food delivery driver is calling for changes to the law that would allow gig economy staff to be entitled to workers' compensation.

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

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

The Independent  

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

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened

ABC  

*Sigh* — It looks like I'll be wearing an N95 for the foreseeable future. I haven't had covid yet and don't appreciate that people will be forced to work when sick as they won't receive paid leave- for their sake and for mine! Matthew Pickett — Absolutely crazy - look at what is happening in Europe and the USA now …

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no
2 years, 4 months ago

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no

LA Times  

Vials of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine are seen on a production line at a manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Mich. Is the coronavirus on its way out? Still, living with COVID-19 “should not necessarily be a scary or bad concept,” since people are getting better at fighting it, Jha said during a recent question-and-answer session with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Topol …

Queensland scraps more COVID-19 restrictions despite third wave of infections
2 years, 6 months ago

Queensland scraps more COVID-19 restrictions despite third wave of infections

ABC  

Many of Queensland's remaining COVID-19 restrictions have eased from today despite health authorities confirming the state is experiencing a third wave of new cases of the virus. Unless required by their employer, vaccinations will no longer be mandatory for workers in high-risk settings, such as early childhood centres, schools, outside school care, correctional facilities, and airports. A vaccine mandate remains …

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

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

ABC  

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

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

WA coronavirus update: Five COVID cases emerge in Perth outbreak

ABC  

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

COVID updates: Thousands of people in isolation in NSW as cases rise and Queensland's mask mandate begins — As it happened
3 years ago

COVID updates: Thousands of people in isolation in NSW as cases rise and Queensland's mask mandate begins — As it happened

ABC  

Residents at a north Queensland aged care home are being tested for COVID-19 after a contractor visiting the facility tested positive. The Mackay Hospital and Health Service confirmed it is testing residents, staff and visitors at the Blue Care Home Field Aged Care facility in Mackay. “The health service has deployed a team of testers to the facility following confirmation …

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says
3 years ago

COVID-19 'spot fires' to spread quickly through Queensland but hospitals will cope, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says

ABC  

Queensland's new Chief Health Officer John Gerrard is warning COVID-19 will spread rapidly through the community now the borders have opened, but does not expect hospitals to be overwhelmed. Key points: Dr John Gerrard says authorities will become less concerned about individual cases He says they expect most COVID cases to be mild and managed at home It could be …

First Australian cases of Omicron COVID-19 strain confirmed in Sydney travellers from southern Africa, NSW Health says
3 years, 1 month ago

First Australian cases of Omicron COVID-19 strain confirmed in Sydney travellers from southern Africa, NSW Health says

ABC  

NSW Health has confirmed two returned travellers have tested positive for the new Omicron COVID-19 variant in Sydney, making them the first known cases of the strain in Australia. Key points: The two positive cases are in isolation in the state's Special Health Accommodation About 260 passengers and air crew on the flight are considered close contacts NSW's Premier says …

South Australia records two new cases of COVID-19, state reaches 80 per cent double vaccination
3 years, 1 month ago

South Australia records two new cases of COVID-19, state reaches 80 per cent double vaccination

ABC  

South Australia has recorded another two new cases of COVID-19 — a man and a woman in their 20s who both acquired their infection interstate. Key points: The Premier says South Australia has reached 80 per cent double vaccination for people aged 16 and over The state has also recorded two new cases of COVID-19 Both were acquired interstate Seven …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

COVID-19 cases to place further strain on hospitals, AMA warns, as SA boosts vaccine program
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 cases to place further strain on hospitals, AMA warns, as SA boosts vaccine program

ABC  

The Australian Medical Association has expressed severe doubts about the capacity of South Australia's health system to cope with an anticipated influx of COVID-19 cases once border restrictions are repealed later this month. Key points: SA is currently COVID-free but is preparing to repeal border restrictions on November 23 The AMA's Public Hospital Report Card has provided a snapshot into …

Queensland records zero new COVID-19 cases, vaccination timeline set amid regional jabs push
3 years, 2 months ago

Queensland records zero new COVID-19 cases, vaccination timeline set amid regional jabs push

ABC  

Queensland has recorded no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as officials urge 400,000 people yet to be vaccinated to act immediately now that border controls on the virus are set to ease. Key points: The Premier says people have 12 days to get vaccinated to be fully protected when borders open to hotspots She says about 400,000 Queenslanders remain unvaccinated …

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

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

ABC  

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

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

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers

Live Mint  

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

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

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

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

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney, NSW parties in the rain as thousands flock to the pub on Freedom Day
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney, NSW parties in the rain as thousands flock to the pub on Freedom Day

Daily Mail  

Covid case numbers have declined once again in NSW to 360 - the fewest in two months - a day after Sydneysiders celebrated their first taste of freedom after 106 days in lockdown. Sydneysiders enjoyed new freedoms on Monday after 106 days in lockdown after the Delta outbreak ravaged parts of New South Wales Businesses reopened on Monday with residents …

Queensland records two locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Brisbane students linked to Sunnybank cluster
3 years, 3 months ago

Queensland records two locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Brisbane students linked to Sunnybank cluster

ABC  

Two Brisbane school students have tested positive to COVID-19 but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says authorities are a "lot more comfortable" about the state's most recent outbreak. Key points: The cases from the Sunnybank cluster have been in home quarantine 38 per cent of eligible Queenslanders are now fully vaccinated The vaccination program has opened for 12- to 15-year-olds Ms Palaszczuk …

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened

ABC  

A mobile COVID vaccine hub has been immunising people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne. "I was really sick for two days, and I thought 'let's be responsible and go and get immunised,'" she said. "Now that people are getting vaccinated, they feel a sense of relief," he said. "It's eased that fear because we had people who were refusing to come …

COVID-19 quarantine lifted for 960 Logan families, Queensland reviewing border rules for interstate truck drivers
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 quarantine lifted for 960 Logan families, Queensland reviewing border rules for interstate truck drivers

ABC  

Nearly 1,000 Logan families have been released from home quarantine overnight after health officials deemed there was a low risk they had been exposed to COVID-19 when a Queensland truck driver travelled back from NSW and tested positive last week. Key points: The 960 families were awaiting the negative results from two remaining children, whose parents initially did not want …

Couple identified as origin of COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales
3 years, 4 months ago

Couple identified as origin of COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales

ABC  

The source of the COVID-19 outbreak in Western New South Wales has been pinpointed by health authorities. "We're closer to that original strain but what we now know is there's so much broad spread of this Delta strain across all of our communities," Mr McLachlan said. "People are driven by their addiction the commercial aspects of it, and their desire …

Sydney tree care workers test positive for COVID-19 after working for weeks in the Hunter
3 years, 4 months ago

Sydney tree care workers test positive for COVID-19 after working for weeks in the Hunter

ABC  

Health officials say staff from a Sydney tree-lopping business have gone to homes in Newcastle before testing positive to COVID-19. Key points: Multiple workers from a Sydney tree-lopping business have tested positive to COVID-19 Charlestown Medical and Dental Centre is a venue of concern There were six new cases of coronavirus recorded in the Hunter region Hunter New England Health …

More interstate truck drivers test positive for COVID-19 in SA as virus detected in wastewater
3 years, 4 months ago

More interstate truck drivers test positive for COVID-19 in SA as virus detected in wastewater

ABC  

South Australian health authorities say five COVID-positive truck drivers have travelled through the state in the past six days, while new wastewater testing results have revealed traces of the virus in Adelaide's north and south. Key points: Authorities became aware of three new cases in truck drivers on Tuesday and Wednesday, in addition to two identified last week SA Health …

No new SA COVID-19 cases connected with infected truck drivers as 99 head into quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

No new SA COVID-19 cases connected with infected truck drivers as 99 head into quarantine

ABC  

Almost 100 people are now in quarantine in South Australia, but no COVID-19 cases have been linked with two infected truck drivers who travelled through the state twice last week. Key points: Two truck drivers with COVID-19 travelled through northern and western SA last week No cases connected with them have been reported Ninety-nine people are now in quarantine Chief …

Covid outbreak at Sydney nursing home as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid outbreak at Sydney nursing home as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive

Daily Mail  

Sydney's Covid outbreak has spread into a nursing home in the city's west as a cleaner and four elderly residents test positive. Sydney's Covid outbreak has spread into Uniting Edinglassie Lodge, in Penrith A cleaner wheels a trolley past the main entrance to The United Edinglassie Lodge Residential Aged Care Home on Monday after five people linked to the facility …

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

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews has accused the federal government of playing favourites by handing out extra doses of Covid vaccine from the national stockpile to New South Wales. Victorians are being duded when it comes to its coronavirus vaccine supply, according to Dan Andrews, saying jabs have been taken out of the arms of Victorians so that Sydneysiders could 'go and have …

Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents
3 years, 4 months ago

Australia reports record Covid-19 cases as Sydney hospitals set up emergency tents

CNN  

Australia’s new daily cases of Covid-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the global pandemic began, as two major hospitals in Sydney set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with a rise in patients. The rapid rise in Covid-19 patients has forced Sydney’s Westmead and Blacktown hospitals, which service the city’s sprawling western suburbs, to erect …

Coronavirus Australia: Real faces of Sydney's Covid outbreak beg for vaccines from ICU in hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Real faces of Sydney's Covid outbreak beg for vaccines from ICU in hospital

Daily Mail  

Young Australians fighting for their lives in hospital have shared their harrowing experiences of what it's like to be struck down by Covid and separated from loved ones, who in many cases have also fallen ill. Gasping for breath, alone and terrified, the brave patients at Sydney's Concord Hospital begged Australians to take the virus seriously, declaring 'it's not a …

Growing concern for Western NSW as daily COVID case numbers reach record highs
3 years, 4 months ago

Growing concern for Western NSW as daily COVID case numbers reach record highs

ABC  

The number of mystery cases of COVID-19 in Western New South Wales continues to grow on the second consecutive day of record-high positive results. Key points: A 'small cluster' in Orange continues to grow with several infectious in the community Testing numbers in areas of concern are far too low Only 6.3 per cent of the Aboriginal community in Western …

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 …

Richmond public housing tower among new Victorian COVID-19 exposure sites
3 years, 4 months ago

Richmond public housing tower among new Victorian COVID-19 exposure sites

ABC  

A public housing tower in Richmond has been listed as an exposure site with a case having visited the premises over several days between August 14 and 20. A Bakers Delight outlet in Shepparton's Vaughan Street has also been listed as a tier 2 site, with a case attending between August 15, 8:00am to 11:00am and August 16, between 9:00am …

Victoria reveals more drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hubs across Melbourne
3 years, 4 months ago

Victoria reveals more drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hubs across Melbourne

ABC  

Fourteen of the 16 Victorians currently in hospital with COVID-19 had not received even one COVID vaccine dose, Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie says. Key points: Nine of those in hospital were eligible for a vaccine, the remaining five were not Authorities say it highlights the "critical" role of vaccines to prevent serious illness Three new drive-through vaccination hubs …

COVID cases in Western NSW reach 117 as army arrives to help with vaccine rollout
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID cases in Western NSW reach 117 as army arrives to help with vaccine rollout

ABC  

There are now 117 active cases of COVID-19 in Western New South Wales as the virus continues to spread to some of the state's most remote communities. Key points: The ADF will arrive in the region this week to help with vaccinations and compliance Vaccination rates in Aboriginal communities are still low and authorities are desperately trying to stop a …

COVID-19 latest news: New South Wales records 452 cases, Victoria reports 24 during Melbourne's extended lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 latest news: New South Wales records 452 cases, Victoria reports 24 during Melbourne's extended lockdown

ABC  

It's another big day of coronavirus news across Australia, so let's quickly bring you up to speed on what you need to know. Here's how today's stats break down: 129 were linked to a known case or cluster The sources of the other 323 are still being investigated 30 cases were infectious in the community 24 were in isolation for …

Regional NSW towns fear the worst as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak spreads
3 years, 4 months ago

Regional NSW towns fear the worst as Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak spreads

ABC  

The usually relaxed vibe of the seaside town of Byron Bay evaporated this week with the news that a visiting family of three from Sydney had tested positive for COVID-19. "We've got big family groups that share households, people that are either couch surfing or have no fixed place of abode," Mr Naden said. "If it spread quickly and the …

Coronavirus Australia: Muslim leader reveals why there's 'less cooperation' with Sydney's lockdown
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Muslim leader reveals why there's 'less cooperation' with Sydney's lockdown

Daily Mail  

A Muslim leader in the worst-hit area of Sydney's coronavirus outbreak says the local community's flouting of public health orders and resistance to government stay-at-home directions was always going to happen due to cultural traditions. Sheik Azzam Mesto from the Rahma Mosque in Old Guildford in Sydney's west, said getting close-knit families from ethnic communities to stay away from each …

Coronavirus Australia: New Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay Covid exposure sites - Woolworths, Coles
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: New Sydney, Newcastle, Byron Bay Covid exposure sites - Woolworths, Coles

Daily Mail  

Busy supermarkets, popular cafes and even regional pubs have been added to New South Wales' relentlessly growing list of Covid exposure sites, with a huge list of another 68 venues revealed. FIND THE LATEST EXPOSURE SITES NEAR YOU: The popular Balkan Oven Bakery Café in Rockdale in the city's south has been exposed to the virus for over two weeks …

Inside Australia's first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Melton, Victoria
3 years, 5 months ago

Inside Australia's first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Melton, Victoria

ABC  

At the site of a former Bunnings warehouse, nurses prepare doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from a portable fridge. Instead of building supplies and sausage sizzles, the warehouse at 149 Barries Road in Melton, in Melbourne's outer north-west, is now home to Australia's first drive-through coronavirus vaccination clinic. Lisa Smith, the project director at Western Health's west metro vaccination program, …

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns
3 years, 5 months ago

A person tests positive to COVID-19 in Far North Queensland city of Cairns

ABC  

Queensland Health has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 has been detected in a person in Far North Queensland. "Their test has come up positive but from the way the Chief Health Officer described it, it's a very low reading on the test, that's why they are doing re-testing," Mr Crawford said. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: …

NSW COVID-19 exposure sites August 3: Rockdale autoparts store and Molong sewage detection added to list
3 years, 5 months ago

NSW COVID-19 exposure sites August 3: Rockdale autoparts store and Molong sewage detection added to list

ABC  

Venues are crisscrossing the city and concerns for regional areas are growing as more spots are added to NSW Health's COVID-19 exposure list. Anyone who visited Repco in Rockdale from 10:15am until 5:00pm on July 28 and 10:00am until 1:00pm on July 29 has been identified as a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless …

Australia Tightens Covid-19 Curbs as Brisbane Extends Lockdown, Army Patrols Sydney
3 years, 5 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 …

Coronavirus Australia: NSW Health hits out at fake update that declared supermarkets would be closed
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: NSW Health hits out at fake update that declared supermarkets would be closed

Daily Mail  

Health authorities have denounced a fake alert claiming supermarkets will be closed in a bid to control Sydney's Covid outbreak. The mocked-up health notice with the NSW Health logo was posted on July 22 and claimed supermarkets would be closed five days later from July 27. The mocked-up health notice with the NSW Health logo was posted on July 22 …

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Sydney records 172 Covid cases overnight

Daily Mail  

Tough stay-at home orders will be lifted from parts of New South Wales tonight despite the state recording a record 172 new Covid cases. Tuesday's increase in cases is the largest in Sydney's latest outbreak and the highest daily rise since April 2020 Pictured is the entrance to the newly-opened south-western Sydney vaccination centre at Macquarie Fields on Monday Sydneysiders …

Fears customers exposed to COVID-19 at Campsie shopping centre for 11 days
3 years, 5 months ago

Fears customers exposed to COVID-19 at Campsie shopping centre for 11 days

ABC  

Health authorities have identified a shopping mall in Sydney's south-west as "a key venue of concern" amid fears customers could have been exposed to COVID-19 there for 11 days. Key points: Anyone who attended the Campsie Centre between July 14 and 24 is deemed a close contact Dr McAnulty says "many people" have been exposed at the centre Shopping centre …

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

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

Daily Mail  

A huge new list of coronavirus exposure sites in New South Wales have been revealed, including several busy supermarkets across all areas of Sydney. The latest six-page-long list includes a host of venues on the NSW Central Coast, including shopping centres in Tuggerah and San Remo in the region's north, more than 100km from Sydney. Several venues at Westfield Tuggerah …

COVID updates: NSW renews pleas for Pfizer doses as Delta cases hit new record despite Sydney lockdown — as it happened
3 years, 5 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 …

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

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

ABC  

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

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 26 new cases as Delta outbreak surges
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 26 new cases as Delta outbreak surges

Daily Mail  

Victoria has recorded another 26 Covid-19 cases overnight as hundreds more residents were ordered into self-isolation after a famous inner-city market was exposed to the virus. All customers and staff who were at the market between 9.40am and 11.15am on Saturday must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days Pedestrians wearing masks walk past the entrance to Prahran Market, which …

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 …

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