Sydney news: NSW Police grant approval for women's march, inquiry hears of racism in public health system
3 years, 9 months ago

Sydney news: NSW Police grant approval for women's march, inquiry hears of racism in public health system

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. NSW Police say approval has been granted for 500 people to march at Sydney's Town Hall under coronavirus restrictions, with a women's rally against violence planned in Sydney's CBD. Labor's Ryan Park says hotel quarantine security guards must be employed full-time. Racism in the public health system A state parliamentary inquiry has been told racist attitudes within the NSW public health system are stopping Indigenous people from seeking medical help. Ariane Dozer from the National Justice Project says First Nations people did not trust the public health service, which they said had provided them with "derogatory" and "degrading" treatment. "

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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 …

Eleven people attending an illegal party at a beach in Sydney's east test positive to Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Eleven people attending an illegal party at a beach in Sydney's east test positive to Covid

Daily Mail  

A group of 11 people who attended an illegal beachside party in Sydney's east have tested positive to Covid as case numbers in NSW refuse to drop. Speaking at Friday's state update, chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant called out the gathering in Maroubra held in breach of public health orders. Dr Chant said gatherings like the one in Maroubra …

How the potentially 'inexcusable' actions of a limo driver put Sydney on COVID-19 alert
3 years, 6 months ago

How the potentially 'inexcusable' actions of a limo driver put Sydney on COVID-19 alert

ABC  

NSW Police are investigating whether a limousine driver at the centre of the Sydney eastern suburbs COVID-19 cluster had breached health orders. NSW Health don't know for sure but they're working on the "obvious hypothesis" the driver caught the virus from a US aircrew sometime in the fortnight before June 11. "There are strict guidelines that all drivers, limousine drivers …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Tourism operators fear loss of Queensland tourists at Easter as Mark McGowan defends WA hard border
3 years, 9 months ago

Tourism operators fear loss of Queensland tourists at Easter as Mark McGowan defends WA hard border

ABC  

As soon as Western Australia re-imposed a COVID-19 hard border with Queensland, the phones started ringing off the hook at the Kununurra Country Club Resort. Key points: East Kimberley businesses expect to lose thousands in revenue Mark McGowan says not closing the border could be "catastrophic" He has not ruled out mandatory vaccination for frontline WA workers "We've probably had …

NSW records zero local COVID-19 cases following hotel security guard infection
3 years, 9 months ago

NSW records zero local COVID-19 cases following hotel security guard infection

ABC  

NSW Health has added a leisure centre in Sydney's south to a list of places visited by a security guard, now confirmed to have contracted the more infectious UK strain. Key points: The security guard has the same strain of the virus as a return traveller at the Sofitel Wentworth The guard wore a mask for his entire shift and …

States issue strict new travel warnings after a hotel quarantine guard tests positive in NSW
3 years, 9 months ago

States issue strict new travel warnings after a hotel quarantine guard tests positive in NSW

Daily Mail  

Three states have acted swiftly to issue travel warnings after a Sydney hotel quarantine security guard tested positive to coronavirus. Victorian authorities said anyone who visited Pancakes on the Rocks Beverley Hills in Sydney's south between 10.45am and midday on March 13 must get tested and immediately quarantine for 14 days. Western Australia's Department of Health issued similar advice for …

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

NSW quarantine hotel worker tests positive to coronavirus

ABC  

Health authorities are racing to identify the source of infection of a security guard who has tested positive for coronavirus. Key points: The worker is employed at the Sofitel Wentworth and Mantra in Haymarket The 47-year-old security guard received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 2 His household contacts are isolating and have so far tested negative …

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened

ABC  

Dr Kerry Chant said around 130 people had been contacted who worked with the security guard. "In terms of where this person acquired it, as the Minister indicated, this gentleman works in our hotel quarantine systems and generally works on the weekend and does weekend shifts in the hotel quarantine system. He was infectious while doing a shift and we …

Melbourne quarantine hotel outbreak climbs to three
3 years, 10 months ago

Melbourne quarantine hotel outbreak climbs to three

Daily Mail  

A hotel worker has tested positive for coronavirus just hours after a resident, bringing Melbourne's quarantine outbreak to three. The Victorian Department of Health announced a third case at Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport on Tuesday night, saying 'interviews are underway' to trace the worker's movements The woman was cleared to leave the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport but has since tested …

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

India TV News  

A second hotel quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19 in Melbourne on Monday, the same day the Australian Open was scheduled to commence. Last Wednesday, a quarantine worker at one of the hotels directly linked to the Australian Open had also tested positive, forcing the cancellation of a day's play at lead-in events, reports Xinhua news agency. Victoria State officials …

Turned away at restaurants, borders and even your workplace
3 years, 11 months ago

Turned away at restaurants, borders and even your workplace

Daily Mail  

Australians could be banned from restaurants, shops and offices if they refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Using public health orders, states and territories have the power to mandate vaccinations for certain activities and professions such as aged care workers who can be required to get an up-to-date flu jab. Last month NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian suggested she may allow …

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins
3 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins

Daily Mail  

Australia's east coast is on high alert for yet another coronavirus outbreak after two hotel quarantine breaches within hours of each other. NSW Health authorities are also scrambling after a traveller tested positive two days after they were released from hotel quarantine in Sydney. A hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive to coronavirus …

Coronavirus lockdown prompts questions over how hotel quarantine system failed
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown prompts questions over how hotel quarantine system failed

ABC  

WA authorities have defended Perth's hotel quarantine system despite a security guard testing positive to COVID-19 amid criticism from the state's peak doctor's union. Key points: Two investigations have been launched into the COVID infection Two investigations have been launched into the COVID infection Previous hotel quarantine system reviews did not identify problems Previous hotel quarantine system reviews did not …

Queensland woman who stayed in hotel quarantine raises concerns over staff not wearing masks
3 years, 11 months ago

Queensland woman who stayed in hotel quarantine raises concerns over staff not wearing masks

ABC  

A Queensland woman who was quarantined at a Gold Coast hotel in December has questioned the protocols in place, saying she witnessed staff not wearing masks. Key points: The woman says she saw cleaners and people delivering food at the hotel not wearing masks The woman says she saw cleaners and people delivering food at the hotel not wearing masks …

Victoria records zero coronavirus cases, State Government touts security of Australian Open quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Victoria records zero coronavirus cases, State Government touts security of Australian Open quarantine

ABC  

Health Minister Martin Foley has defended a decision to welcome international tennis players to Melbourne, while banning Victorians in Sydney and Brisbane from returning to the state. Key points: There are now 38 active coronavirus cases in Victoria More than 30,000 applications for permits to enter Victoria have been processed Health Minister Martin Foley has defended allowing tennis players to …

Quarantine hotel worker confirmed to have UK strain of coronavirus as visits to Greater Brisbane aged care facilities restricted
4 years ago

Quarantine hotel worker confirmed to have UK strain of coronavirus as visits to Greater Brisbane aged care facilities restricted

ABC  

A cleaner who tested positive to coronavirus after working in a quarantine hotel in Brisbane has been confirmed through genome sequencing as having the more contagious UK strain of the virus, Queensland Health says. Key points: The woman is confirmed to be infected with the more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 The woman is confirmed to be infected with the …

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'
4 years ago

Victoria concerned about UK mutant coronavirus strain as experts say it's a 'serious threat'

ABC  

A leading epidemiologist is calling for Australian border workers to be "immediately and urgently" vaccinated against COVID-19, to help prevent the highly infectious strain from the UK spreading into the community. Key points: Four cases of the UK strain have been detected in hotel quarantine in Victoria Experts say a strong hotel quarantine system is important for preventing its spread …

Queensland Health cracks down on coronavirus hotel quarantine exemptions as UK variant found in returned traveller
4 years ago

Queensland Health cracks down on coronavirus hotel quarantine exemptions as UK variant found in returned traveller

ABC  

Health authorities in Queensland are cracking down on hotel quarantine exemptions following a surge in coronavirus cases overseas and the emergence of more contagious variants. Key points: Only 104 exemptions to bypass hotel quarantine have been approved since June Only 104 exemptions to bypass hotel quarantine have been approved since June A recently returned traveller has tested positive to the …

Police presence at WA coronavirus quarantine hotels boosted as man fined $13,000 for breaches
4 years ago

Police presence at WA coronavirus quarantine hotels boosted as man fined $13,000 for breaches

ABC  

WA's Acting Premier has issued more reassurances over the state's hotel quarantine system, as details emerged of another traveller who breached coronavirus restrictions in Perth. Key points: More police will be stationed at quarantine hotels in Perth More police will be stationed at quarantine hotels in Perth But Health Minister Roger Cook says WA is in a "good situation" But …

Covid: Sydney cut off from rest of Australia following outbreak
4 years ago

Covid: Sydney cut off from rest of Australia following outbreak

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. Authorities are trying to get to grips with the …

Coronavirus hotel quarantine to be enforced in WA with ankle bracelets for high-risk guests
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus hotel quarantine to be enforced in WA with ankle bracelets for high-risk guests

ABC  

The WA Government is set to force people considered a flight risk from COVID-19 hotel quarantine to wear electronic monitoring bracelets in an effort to stop them from moving around and spreading the virus. Key points: The WA Premier says ankle bracelets are a precaution for "extreme cases" The WA Premier says ankle bracelets are a precaution for "extreme cases" …

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Doctors warned Victoria's health department about hotel infection control dangers before coronavirus spread

ABC  

Frontline doctors warned about infection dangers inside Victoria's hotel quarantine program more than a month before workers started catching COVID-19, but the state's health department never responded to their concerns. Key points: Doctors wrote to the DHHS on April 15 to voice concerns about hotel quarantine One nurse who was quarantined said security guards did not take adequate safety precautions …

Hotel quarantine guards 'ordered room service and took pictures with guests'
4 years, 5 months ago

Hotel quarantine guards 'ordered room service and took pictures with guests'

Daily Mail  

Leaning back and making a rude gesture with both hands, a hotel quarantine security guard poses for a photo taken outside by a returned traveller. The image, taken outside one of Melbourne's quarantine hotels, appears to support the accounts of dozens of workers and returned travellers who say private security guards failed to take the operation seriously. This image taken …

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country
4 years, 5 months ago

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country

Live Mint  

Australia will halve the number of citizens who can return home at any one time to relieve pressure on its quarantine system as an outbreak in the nation’s second-most populous state worsened, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison also told reporters the process of quarantining arrivals in hotels would be reviewed, after missteps in Melbourne saw security guards contract …

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable
4 years, 6 months ago

How Victoria's coronavirus quarantine system has potentially left other states vulnerable

ABC  

Hotel quarantine arrangements are different in every state, and — as Australia found out this week — those small discrepancies can have big consequences. Key points: The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 million for at least 25,188 people in quarantine The NSW Government has so far picked up the tab of over $50 …

Breaches of hotel quarantine 'let Victorians down', Minister says as inquiry launched
4 years, 6 months ago

Breaches of hotel quarantine 'let Victorians down', Minister says as inquiry launched

ABC  

As the State Government faces increased scrutiny over its handling of hotel quarantine, Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville has said Victorians were let down because the risk posed by returned travellers was not taken seriously enough. Key points: A judicial inquiry will examine how coronavirus cases leaked out of quarantine at two Melbourne hotels A judicial inquiry will examine how …

Victoria's coronavirus quarantine program to get a 'reset' after breaches
4 years, 6 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus quarantine program to get a 'reset' after breaches

ABC  

As Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state would be reimposing lockdowns on some Melbourne postcodes from Thursday, he said failures in the state-managed hotel quarantine program were a key factor in dozens of coronavirus cases. The government unit responsible for prisons will now oversee a "reset" of the hotel quarantine program and no new travellers will be hosted in …

Victorian coronavirus outbreak at Melbourne hotel after security guards reportedly breached physical-distancing guidelines
4 years, 6 months ago

Victorian coronavirus outbreak at Melbourne hotel after security guards reportedly breached physical-distancing guidelines

ABC  

Victorian health authorities believe physical-distancing breaches by some government-contracted security guards at a Melbourne hotel used to quarantine returned travellers may have contributed to an outbreak that has now grown to seven cases. Key points: The Government says its plans to further lift Victoria's restrictions on Monday remain in place The Government says its plans to further lift Victoria's restrictions …

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 7 months ago

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a plea seeking accomodation and quarantine facilities for health workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the Health care workers' themselves are responsible to protect themselves from the infection. The affidavit states, "Government of India along with State Governments has made substantive efforts to train the …

NSW travellers in coronavirus quarantine leave hotels after two weeks
4 years, 8 months ago

NSW travellers in coronavirus quarantine leave hotels after two weeks

ABC  

A mass operation is underway in Sydney as the first returned air travellers to go into mandatory coronavirus quarantine two weeks ago are released. Key points: The first batch of guests under hotel quarantine were allowed to leave on Saturday Guests were issued with official paperwork confirming completion of quarantine It's understood interstate travellers are facing issues due to domestic …

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