Recovering from coronavirus: Data shows how Australia is rebuilding as COVID-19 restrictions ease
4 years, 7 months ago

Recovering from coronavirus: Data shows how Australia is rebuilding as COVID-19 restrictions ease

ABC  

Australians are heading back out onto the streets, they're driving their cars again and more people are heading back to the shops, schools and offices. Data released by Apple shows that across Australia requests for driving directions from its mapping service dropped by 73 per cent from regular levels at its lowest point on April 11. 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 In New Zealand, you can see a big jump in traffic data when lockdown restrictions were eased there on April 27. We've included a week of flight data from late February, early March, captured by Flight Radar 24, to show how much flight patterns have changed since the lockdown began. From its record high point in February to its lowest point in March, Australia's ASX 200 stock market index dropped 31 per cent.

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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 …

Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters
3 years, 6 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 …

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

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Associated Press  

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

Australia to cut flights from India amid current Covid-19 situation
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia to cut flights from India amid current Covid-19 situation

Live Mint  

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE: Australia will reduce the number of its citizens able to return from India and other red-zone countries to contain the risk of more virulent strains of COVID-19 spreading, the government said on Thursday as it announced changes in its vaccination program. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaking to reporters after a meeting of the National Cabinet, said that he would …

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little
4 years, 2 months ago

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little

Live Mint  

Israel and an Australian state said they would slowly begin to ease some of the most stringent lockdowns in the world, but the terms highlight the deep global divide over the need for lockdowns to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Victoria’s state premier, Daniel Andrews, said the Nov. 1 target date could be brought forward if infection rates, measured by a …

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s coronavirus lockdown strategy worked. Could this be a model for the US?

CNN  

CNN — When Daniel Andrews, premier of the Australian state of Victoria, declared a lockdown over the coronavirus, some detractors on the right labeled him a “dictator” and said he was trying to build “a gulag.” But Andrews – a Labor Party politician who has run Australia’s second-largest state since 2014 – has remained popular with Victorians throughout the lockdown, …

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases
4 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s Victoria state said the daily rise in coronavirus infections eased further on Thursday, as the state began relaxing most restrictions outside its largest city of Melbourne after a steady drop in cases in recent days. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, reported 28 new cases on Thursday, the lowest daily rise since June 24 and down from daily highs …

As Melbourne moves to stage 4, how do its coronavirus restrictions compare to the world's toughest lockdowns?
4 years, 5 months ago

As Melbourne moves to stage 4, how do its coronavirus restrictions compare to the world's toughest lockdowns?

ABC  

Melbourne has now moved into a stage 4 lockdown with a night-time curfew imposed on the city for the first time in its history. New Zealand epidemiologist Michael Baker, from the University of Otago, said the term "lockdown" — borrowed from situations where authorities try to control a prison riot, for example — appears to have stuck. But even though …

The mistakes that pushed Australia’s second largest city Melbourne back into coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

The mistakes that pushed Australia’s second largest city Melbourne back into coronavirus lockdown

Live Mint  

All it took was missteps in the handling of travelers returning from overseas and complacency in a handful of neighborhoods to plunge Australia’s second-largest city into lockdown for the second time in four months. The six-week lockdown will cause “enormous amounts of damage” to the economy and people’s welfare, state Premier Daniel Andrews conceded as he announced Tuesday that residents …

Coronavirus restrictions: Where you can and can't travel around Australia as borders reopen
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions: Where you can and can't travel around Australia as borders reopen

ABC  

There has been a lot of movement on border restrictions recently given we're now in July, the month when Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he hoped all interstate travel would resume. Overall, Victoria's stance on its borders is actually relatively simple at the moment: However, that advice won't apply to one section of Victoria's population from Thursday: people in Melbourne's …

More people will live in the country and work from home after COVID, experts say
4 years, 7 months ago

More people will live in the country and work from home after COVID, experts say

ABC  

For the last couple decades, young people in Australian cities have been told they have two basic options: rent forever or else take on a massive mortgage to own a plot in the outer suburbs. One big reason for this is jobs: "The jobs that have been added in Australia have been knowledge ones, and these are in the cities," …

Tourism operators preparing to adapt as coronavirus restrictions ease
4 years, 7 months ago

Tourism operators preparing to adapt as coronavirus restrictions ease

ABC  

A few months ago, tour operator Sean Blocksidge was welcoming visitors from all over the world on his tours in Western Australia's famous Margaret River region. Key points: Tourism operators cautiously optimistic about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions Tourism operators cautiously optimistic about the easing of COVID-19 restrictions They hope local tourism will get them through until state borders open …

Coronavirus Australia news: Australia doing better than modelling predicted as SA, WA record another day of no new COVID-19 infections, as it happened
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Australia doing better than modelling predicted as SA, WA record another day of no new COVID-19 infections, as it happened

ABC  

Sorry Mr Morrison, but after seeing the weather forecast I think my part of Australia will stay under the doona this weekend. As hard as it may be to believe right now with states gripped in a cold snap, thanks to my colleague Kate Doyle I just learned that the Bureau of Meteorology's monthly review has found that April was …

Coronavirus: Australia allows home visits and opens beaches as lockdown eases following drop in new cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Australia allows home visits and opens beaches as lockdown eases following drop in new cases

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 has begun opening beaches …

How coronavirus could forever change the look and feel of Australia's cities and suburbs
4 years, 9 months ago

How coronavirus could forever change the look and feel of Australia's cities and suburbs

ABC  

In just a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has turned our vibrant modern cities into virtual ghost towns. "I think it's forced a lot of organisations to work online, even though the technology has been around for some time," he said. "We might see a little details like that change, but I don't think there's going to be anything …

Data | What is the effect of India's coronavirus lockdown on people's mobility?
4 years, 9 months ago

Data | What is the effect of India's coronavirus lockdown on people's mobility?

The Hindu  

Due to restrictions, including the imposition of a lockdown in many countries, public mobility has declined sharply, a Google report finds. Lockdown effect on essential purchases image/svg+xml Parks Visits to national parks, beaches and public gardens reduced by 57%. Lockdown effect on leisure activities image/svg+xml Transit stations Use of public transport facilities such as buses and trains dropped 71% between …

Covid-19 update: How offices, malls have turned sleepy due to lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 update: How offices, malls have turned sleepy due to lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Indians have reduced visits to recreational and retail spots such as restaurants, malls and movie theatres by 77% following the lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic, movement at mass transit stations has dropped 71% while movement in places of residence has increased by 22%, according to an analysis of location data published by internet search giant Google on Friday. Google’s ‘Covid-19 …

Coronavirus chart shows how busy cities have been since outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus chart shows how busy cities have been since outbreak

ABC  

This month, many of the world's busiest cities have ground to a halt amid coronavirus shutdowns. The percentages shown in the chart are people's activity compared with the average level for that city, so you can see that at the beginning of March, some cities were even more active than usual. Still, movement in Sydney and Melbourne is considerably higher …

Coronavirus lockdowns are operating in countries around the world. Here's what we know so far
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus lockdowns are operating in countries around the world. Here's what we know so far

ABC  

First it was Wuhan in China. Key points: Lockdowns in Australia are possible, with Health Minister Greg Hunt saying all options are "on the table" Thousands of Australians are already in home quarantine Several countries have already implemented lockdowns Now France, Spain and all of Italy are among the nations shuttering most aspects of daily life as countries try to …

Coronavirus update: Travel restrictions come into effect, Australian cases pass 250, Donald Trump's COVID-19 test is clear
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus update: Travel restrictions come into effect, Australian cases pass 250, Donald Trump's COVID-19 test is clear

ABC  

New border control measures from the Federal Government have come into effect, meaning anyone arriving in Australia from overseas must self-isolate for 14 days. Sunday's key moments Australia's coronavirus death toll rises to five New South Wales Health has confirmed a 77-year-old woman and a 90-year-old woman who died in the past two days both tested positive for COVID-19. "Please …

Coronavirus COVID-19 has begun spreading in Australia. So, what happens now?
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 has begun spreading in Australia. So, what happens now?

ABC  

As Australians are urged to stop shaking hands to reduce the coronavirus risk, authorities are now considering more extreme prevention measures, including a "last resort" of forcibly detaining patients. Key points: Coronavirus patients could be detained against their will, but the Attorney-General says that would be a last resort Experts say more Australian cases of the virus will be diagnosed, …

Two more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Australia
4 years, 10 months ago

Two more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Australia

Daily Mail  

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia has increased by two to 25 as the World Heath Organisation raised the risk of the spread of the disease to 'very high'. Coronavirus has killed more than 2,800 people globally and can cause severe lung damage and trigger multiple organ failure According to the Australian health department there are 84,117 cases …

Risk of COVID-19 very much upon us: Australian PM
4 years, 10 months ago

Risk of COVID-19 very much upon us: Australian PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's prime minister said the country considered the new coronavirus to be a pandemic Thursday, going a step beyond the WHO as he extended a travel ban on visitors from China. Announcing a national emergency response plan to the contagion, Scott Morrison said he was considering “additional measures” for monitoring travellers arriving in the country. “We believe the risk …

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