Scientists have produced evidence that the pandemic virus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans', raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory.
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Where did the Coronavirus 19 Originate from? and anything relative to the virus.
Celia
4 yrs ago
Where did the Coronavirus 19 originate from? and anything relative to the virus.
Coronavirus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans': Top vaccine scientist says it could only have come from an animal through a 'freak of nature' - and the possibility it leaked from Wuhan lab MUST be investigated
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RnR
2 yrs ago
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 17 June 2021.
Australia wide — 2 (+2) new locally acquired cases in Sydney, 9 new OS acquired cases (1 historical).
QUEENSLAND
• 6 new from 9,593 tests, all returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 26 active cases, 25 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Travel restrictions on Greater Melbourne to remain for another 7 days, Sydney travellers must complete a a Queensland Travel Declaration before entering the state. Premier warns Queenslanders against travel to Sydney.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 3 new from 23,145 tests, 2 locally acquired, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 37 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• The first locally acquired case is a man aged in his 60s with the Delta strain. He works as a driver including transporting international flight crew. His wife also tested positive late yesterday.
• Two additional locally acquired cases were recorded in NSW today, but authorities are still determining whether one of those is a false positive or an old case as the viral load was "very low". One was a woman in her 70s who attended the Belle Cafe in Vaucluse at the same time as the limousine driver. The second case (still under investigation) was a man in his 40s from the Baulkham Hills area.
• List of exposure sites. Many new added for Sydney's eastern suburbs.
VICTORIA
• 1 new from 25,635 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 54 active cases, 6 in hospital, 1 in ICU.
• A fully-vaccinated Victorian nurse, who tested positive after working on a dedicated coronavirus hospital ward, worked across multiple facilities. COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said he was “exceptionally concerned and disappointed” that it had happened.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 historical from 4,498 tests, a returned OS traveller reported from a medi-hotel.
• 4 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• People who visited NSW hotspots banned from entering SA.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,919 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 865 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 743 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Tasmania closes its borders to anyone who has visited a “high-risk” site in NSW.
NEW ZEALAND
• 2 new from 5,498 tests, both OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 24 active cases, 2 in hospital.
• New Zealand extends pause on travel bubble with Victoria for another five days.
• People from any exposure sites listed in NSW and QLD Anyone who was at a location of interest at the specified times cannot travel to New Zealand within 14 days of the exposure event.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 18 June 2021.
Australia wide — 3 new locally acquired cases in Sydney and Melbourne, 8 new OS acquired cases.
QUEENSLAND
• 3 new from 6,941 tests, all returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 29 active cases, 29 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The Queensland government declared the eastern Sydney LGA of Waverley a COVID-19 hotspot from 1:00am Saturday.
• All travellers entering Queensland from interstate or NZ, including returning Queensland residents, must complete an online Queensland travel declaration. The system will come into effect from 1:00am on Saturday. Residents living in border zone communities are exempt.
• Victorian couple fined $4,000 each for false border pass information.
• List of exposure sites.
VICTORIA
• 2 new from 35,252 tests, 1 acquired locally, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 54 active cases, 6 in hospital, 1 in ICU.
• The new case is a primary close contact of an existing case at the locked-down Southbank apartment complex and was already isolating.
• List of exposure sites, no new.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 2 new from 21,678 tests, both locally acquired.
• 37 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• New cases recorded today (announced yesterday) are a woman in her 70s who a venue at the same time as the limousine driver and a man in his 40s from the Baulkham Hills area who may be a false positive.
• NSW Health has also been notified of a new locally acquired case overnight. This case will be included in tomorrow’s numbers. He is a man is his 50 who lives in the eastern suburbs area who appears to have contracted the virus while at Myer inside Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction on June 12.
• Mandatory mask wearing on public transport reintroduced and encouraged indoors.
• List of exposure sites with new additions.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 3 new from 5,613 tests, all returned OS travellers reported from medi-hotels.
• 6 active cases, 1 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 2,206 tests, a returned AUSMAT worker from Timor-Leste now at the Howard Springs facility.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,919 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 686 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 622 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• ACT lists exposure sites after visit from a Sydney case: National Gallery of Australia Botticelli to Van Gogh exhibition and exhibition gift shop and Via Dolce Pasticceria in the city.
NEW ZEALAND
• 1 new from 5,246 tests, an OS traveller in managed isolation.
• 23 active cases, 2 in hospital.
VACCINES
• Following the latest ATAGI meeting, AstraZeneca COVID vaccine use is now recommended for over 60s only, the previous limit was over 50s.
• People under 60 will now be offered the Pfizer vaccine.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 19 June 2021.
Australia wide — 3 new locally acquired cases in Sydney and Melbourne, 7 new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 6 new from 26,631 tests, 2 locally acquired, 4 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 39 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• The two new locally acquired cases are the man in his 50s who was announced yesterday and an Eastern suburbs woman in her 40s who attended several venues in Westfield Bondi Junction.
• A new case reported overnight is a man in his 30s who lives in Sydney and attended Westfield Bondi Junction. This case will be included in tomorrow’s numbers. This case was at the Broken Drum cafe, in Fairy Meadow in the Wollongong LGA, yesterday from 10:20am to 10:40am.
• The NSW eastern suburbs COVD-19 cluster has now risen to six cases.
• List of exposure sites.
VICTORIA
• 3 new from 30,843 tests, 1 acquired locally, 2 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 51 active cases, 6 in hospital, 1 in ICU.
• The new case is a primary close contact of an existing case and was already isolating.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 4,527 tests, a returned OS traveller reported from a medi-hotel.
• 6 active cases, 1 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 7,836 tests.
• 26 active cases, 26 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,699 tests.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 2,533 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• All arrivals from NSW must get tested and self-quarantine until receiving a negative result, effective immediately.
ACT
• 0 new from 739 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 20 June 2021.
Australia wide — 3 new locally acquired cases in Sydney and Brisbane, 5 new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 5 new from 24,468 tests, 2 locally acquired, 3 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 44 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• The two new locally acquired cases are a man in his 30s and a household contact of his who live in Sydney and attended Westfield Bondi Junction.
• Since 8:00pm last night, NSW Health recorded two more additional cases of local transmission. These two cases will be officially recorded in tomorrow’s numbers. They are a man and woman in their 50’s from the Sutherland Shire both close contacts of a previously reported case and who have been in isolation.
• Sydney's eastern suburbs cluster has grown to nine.
• List of exposure sites. CBD gyms and Illawarra venues added.
VICTORIA
• 2 new from 19,502 tests, both returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 51 active cases, 6 in hospital, 1 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 6,082 tests, locally acquired.
• 27 active cases, 27 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The new locally acquired case is an international flight crew member who tested positive after completing 14 days quarantine. She has visited DFO at Brisbane airport and the Brisbane Portuguese Family Centre in Ellen Grove.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,193 tests.
• 5 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• South Australia imposes hard border with Sydney's Waverley LGA.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,992 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 1,040 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 4 new from 3,204 tests, all OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 22 active cases, 2 in hospital.
WORLD
• The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the world had nearly reached 177.11 million, with the death toll exceeding 3.84 million, as of June 18, according to the World Health Organization.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 21 June 2021.
Australia wide — 3 new locally acquired cases in Sydney and Melbourne, 21 new OS acquired cases.
VICTORIA
• 9 new from 16,290 tests, 1 locally acquired, 8 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 54 active cases, 5 in hospital, 1 in ICU.
• The new locally-acquired case is a primary close contact in the Kings Park Apartment Complex who has been quarantining throughout their infectious period.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 7 new from 25,252 tests, 2 locally acquired, 5 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 46 cases being treated by NSW Health, 1 in ICU.
• The new cases were announced yesterday, a man in his 30s and a household contact of his who live in Sydney and attended Westfield Bondi Junction.
• Two further cases found overnight, both are close contacts already in isolation, a woman in her 50s from the Northern Suburbs and a man in his 30s from the Eastern Suburbs. These will be included in tomorrow's numbers.
• Bondi cluster now totals 11.
• Masks are now mandatory on public transport in Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour council areas. From 4pm today masks will be mandatory in all public indoor venues in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside, and Woollahra local government areas.
• NSW Health has advised that if you can work from home, please do so.
• List of exposure sites. New additions for Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Drummoyne, Hurstville, Merrylands and Parramatta.
QUEENSLAND
• 5 new from 3,998 tests, all returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 32 active cases, 32 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Yesterday's new locally acquired case does not have the Delta variant and acquired the virus in hotel quarantine (circumstances being investigated).
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 3 new from 3,339 tests, all returned OS travellers reported from medi-hotels.
• 7 active cases, 1 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 10,846 tests over the last 48 hours.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 743 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 2,348 tests over the last 72 hours.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 604 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 3 new from 2,524 tests, all OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 23 active cases, 2 in hospital.
amnesty3
2 yrs ago
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RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 22 June 2021.
Australia wide — 6 new locally acquired cases in Sydney and Brisbane, 4 new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 5 new from 28,645 tests, all locally acquired.
• 46 cases being treated by NSW Health, 1 in ICU.
• Two of the new cases were announced yesterday, both are close contacts already in isolation. The additional 3 cases are two women contacts already in isolation (Illawarra and Sydney’s northern suburbs) and a woman in her 20s from the eastern suburbs linked to the Bondi cluster for whom further investigations are underway.
• Another 7 cases have been detected overnight and will be included in tomorrow's numbers. Six were household contacts of previous cases who have been in isolation and the seventh case is a child who attends Saint Charles Primary School in Waverly.
• The Bondi cluster now totals 21. CHO Kerry Chant said there were really only two cases that officials were concerned about transmission-wise: the woman in her 20s and the school student at Waverly.
• Masks now mandatory at all times indoors in Greater Sydney.
• List of exposure sites. Three new venues added overnight.
QUEENSLAND
• 3 new from 7,598 tests, 1 locally acquired, 2 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 35 active cases, 35 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The new locally acquired case is a man in his 60s who visited the Portuguese Family Centre, Ellen Grove at the same time as the flight attendant Alpha case. He has been home quarantine while infectious. All 36 people who were at the Portuguese restaurant at the same time are also in home quarantine.
• List of exposure sites.
VICTORIA
• 2 new from 13,176 tests, both returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 51 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,587 tests,
• 7 active cases, 1 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,759 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 733 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 510 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 0 new from 2,857 tests.
• 20 active cases, 2 in hospital.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 23 June 2021.
Australia wide — 10 new locally acquired cases in Sydney, 4 new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 11 new from 44,640 tests, 10 locally acquired, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 46 cases being treated by NSW Health, 1 in ICU.
• Of the 7 cases announced yesterday and recorded today, six were household contacts of previous cases who have been in isolation and the seventh case is a child who attends Saint Charles Primary School in Waverly (now closed).
• The 3 further cases include man in his 50s who works in Bondi Junction, a woman in her 40s from Wollongong (a close contact already in isolation) and a man in his 30s from South West Sydney (a close contact).
• 13 additional new cases recorded overnight including 8 at a birthday party in West Hoxton (all attendees now in isolation) and 4 unlinked cases in SE Sydney under urgent investigation. These will be recorded tomorrow.
• The Bondi cluster rapidly expanding across Sydney now totals 37.
• New restrictions in Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains. It's not a lockdown but an 'abandon non-essential activities' direction. No travel outside Greater Sydney but you may leave your home within the area.
• Little Zak’s Academy at Narellan Vale is on virus alert after a positive case spent a whole day at the childcare centre more than 60km southwest of Sydney. The centre is closed until further notice.
• List of exposure sites.
VICTORIA
• 1 new from 28,267 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 50 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 10,087 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 35 active cases, 35 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Queensland declares seven Sydney LGAs as hotspots: City of Sydney, Woollhara, Bayside, Canada Bay, Inner West, Randwick.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 1,011 tests, an asymptomatic 28-year-old female from Timor-Leste at Howard Springs.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 5,692 tests,
• 7 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• SA shuts its border with NSW immediately.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,006 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• WA closes its border to NSW.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 673 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 4 new from 5,929 tests, all OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 24 active cases, 2 in hospital.
• NZ is considering a lockdown in Wellington after an Australian traveller from Sydney tested positive for COVID upon their return. Wellington will therefore move to alert level 2 from 6:00pm tonight, which will continue until 11:59pm Sunday.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 24 June 2021.
Australia wide — 22 new locally acquired cases, 10 new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 19 new from 48,402 tests, 18 locally acquired, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 51 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• Of the 13 cases announced yesterday 8 attended a birthday party in West Hoxton (all attendees now in isolation) plus 1 linked and 3 unlinked cases.
• 6 new locally acquired cases detected overnight. These will be recorded tomorrow.
• The Sydney cluster now totals 49, 36 linked to the Bondi cluster.
• More details on Sydney cluster links.
• NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall has tested positive after dining at an exposure site in Paddington on Monday. Only 16 ministers including Premier Gladys Berejiklian will be permitted into the NSW parliament building.
• List of exposure sites.
VICTORIA
• 4 new from 22,812 tests, 1 locally acquired, 3 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 52 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The locally acquired case is a primary close contact quarantining during their infectious period.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 4 new from 10,421 tests, 3 locally acquired, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 39 active cases, 39 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The new locally acquired cases include the president of the Portuguese Family Centre at Ellen Grove where the infected flight attendant dined (he has been in home quarantine) and two further close contacts of the flight attendant who are in hotel quarantine. All other attendees at the Portuguese Centre have been in isolation.
• Anyone travelling from Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour will be refused entry, unless they have an exemption. Returning residents must quarantine in a hotel for 14 days at their own expense.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 4 new from 5,134 tests (2 historical), all returned OS travellers quarantined in medi-hotels.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 3,937 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,426 tests.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 965 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from929 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 0 new from 6,999 tests.
• 17 active cases, 2 in hospital.
• Wellington on alert level 2 until 11:59pm Sunday.
RnR
2 yrs ago
A co-worker of an infected Melbourne man who travelled from Sydney on Sunday has tested positive, taking the number of Victorian cases linked with the Sydney outbreak to two. The owner of the Sandringham Dry Cleaners confirmed to the ABC late on Thursday afternoon he had tested positive. He has four household contacts, all of whom have tested negative at this stage. He says he will be relocating to hotel quarantine.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 25 June 2021.
Australia wide — 15 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 12 new from 47,603 tests, 11 locally acquired, 1 returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 56 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• NSW recorded 11 locally acquired cases to 8pm last night, 6 of which were announced Thursday morning (all linked to known cases). An additional 17 locally acquired cases were detected overnight (14 linked and 3 under investigation). These cases will be included in tomorrow's numbers.
• Severe concerns for the Double Bay Joh Bailey hairdressing salon (3 staff members have worked while infectious) with over 900 clients now in isolation and Fitness First Bondi Junction.
• 17 people who attended the Hoxton Park birthday party have now tested positive.
• There are now 65 cases linked to the Bondi cluster.
• LOCKDOWN for Woolhara, Waverley, Randwick and the City of Sydney. Police may check, penalties for anyone not complying. Non-essential business in those four suburbs are expected to close for a week. Even if you don't live in those four LGAs — if you work there, you're in lockdown.
• Crackdown on requirements for transfer drivers with very substantial penalties introduced.
• Penalties for those not wearing masks as directed in Greater Sydney. People in regional NSW who have been in Sydney in the past fortnight to mask up.
• Viral fragments detected in sewage in Bourke, investigations underway.
• List of exposure sites. Many more added across Sydney.
VICTORIA
• 2 new from 21,991 tests, both locally acquired (1 interstate).
• 49 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The first case is a man who returned from Sydney after attending a birthday party, the second is his co-worker at their Melbourne dry cleaning business. Victoria's CHO Brett Sutton confirmed the new cases had the more transmissible Delta strain and were put into hotel quarantine.
• List of exposure sites. More added, linked to the returned traveller from Sydney.
QUEENSLAND
• 2 new from 8,995 tests, both locally acquired.
• 41 active cases, 41 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The new locally acquired cases are both linked to the Portuguese flight attendant and have been in home quarantine during their infectious period.
• Border passes needed for everyone travelling to Queensland from 1:00am on Monday.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 5,303 tests.
• 5 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,074 tests.
• 3 active cases, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,469 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 879 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 752 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 2 new from 10,749 tests, both OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 19 active cases, 2 in hospital.
SPECIAL PURPOSE QUARANTINE FACILITIES
• The Federal Government will build a quarantine facility on Commonwealth land at Mickleham, north of Melbourne. Mr Morrison said he had asked Commonwealth officials to prioritise the project and expected all efforts would be made to deliver the 1,000-bed facility before the end of the year.
• The Federal Government has identified potential sites for special quarantine facilities near Brisbane and Perth. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has written to the Queensland and West Australian Premiers asking them to consider the proposals.
Suze
2 yrs ago
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 26 June 2021.
Australia wide — 31 new locally acquired cases, new OS acquired cases.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 29 new from 55,227 tests, all locally acquired.
• 64 cases being treated by NSW Health, 1 in ICU.
• There have been 82 locally acquired cases since 16 June 2021. The 29 new cases include 12 new on Saturday and the 17 new cases reported yesterday.
• 80 cases now linked to the Bondi cluster with 20 of these cases associated with the West Hoxton Park birthday party. Dr Chant said most of the new cases are linked, but there is one still under investigation. However, by the time we've got to some of those cases, they've already on-transmitted, and so that is the rationale for why our concern level has been increasing. "So as an example, only 12 of the 29 cases were in isolation through their infectious period."
• 2 WEEK LOCKDOWN: Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong will enter a lockdown from 6:00pm today until 11.59pm on Friday July 9. Residents may only leave home for the following 4 reasons:
— Shopping for food or other essential goods and services
— Medical care or compassionate needs, including to get a COVID-19 vaccine
— Exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer
— Essential work, or education, where you cannot work or study from home
• Those who have already left Sydney for country regions will need to follow the stay-at-home orders for that period for the 14 days since they left. Extra restrictions for regional NSW.
• List of exposure sites. Still more being added across Sydney.
VICTORIA
• 4 new from 21,595 tests, 1 locally acquired, 3 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 51 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• The new locally acquired case is a primary close contact of a known case in home quarantine.
• Victoria to strengthen border with NSW.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 2 new from 5,352 tests, both returned OS travellers quarantined in medi-hotels.
• 6 active cases, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 8,938 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 39 active cases, 39 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Anyone in Queensland who has been in lock-downed Sydney should isolate at home.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from N/A tests, locally acquired.
• 4 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• The NT government has confirmed a worker at the Granites Gold Mine in Central Australia has tested positive to COVID-19. The mine is in the Tanami Desert, 540 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs. It is believed he became infected during an overnight stay at a Brisbane quarantine hotel.
• Contact tracing has commenced for the approximately 900 people known to have left the mine since the 18th of June and taken charter flights to Darwin, Alice Springs, Perth and Brisbane. All have been contacted and directed to isolate and test immediately. The individual was potentially infectious from June 18 to June 24, with 70 people considered close contacts. Everyone on the mine has gone into isolation.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 1,091 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Tasmania closing its borders to Sydney travellers.
NEW ZEALAND
• 4 new from 8,593 tests, all OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 21 active cases, 2 in hospital.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Daisy
2 yrs ago
Will be interesting to see if 2 weeks will be enough to restore control? Feeling pessimistic.....
RnR
2 yrs ago
Hope so Ny19.
Daisy
2 yrs ago
Appears there are new rules now for regional NSW.
From today's Sydney Morning Herald 27/6/21:
Restrictions will also be imposed on regional NSW, with:
• No more than five visitors allowed in homes
• 50 per cent capacity at outdoor events
• Mandatory indoor mask-wearing
• One person per four square metres rule back for all indoor and outdoor settings.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Thanks Ny19
Quickly glanced at the Gov pages but could not see the above regs. there ???
The other thing I noticed is that Central Coast is now a hot spot
yet no cases are mentioned in the stats ???
Australia COVID-19 update 16 June 2021.
Australia wide — 5 (+1) new locally acquired cases, 14 new OS acquired cases.
VICTORIA
• 8 new from 17,538 tests, 5 locally acquired, 3 returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 55 active cases, 4 in hospital.
• New cases include 2 from the Kings Park apartment complex in Southbank (now in lockdown), 2 household close contacts of a previous case at Kings Park and the third is a vaccinated nurse.
• Restrictions eased in Victoria, to be reviewed further in one week. Details.
• More than 30 new locations have been added to Victoria's exposure site list, including a number of stalls at South Melbourne Market.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 4 new from 3,877 tests, all returned OS travellers reported from medi-hotels.
• 6 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 3 new from 10,524 tests, all returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 35 cases being treated by NSW Health, 0 in ICU.
• BREAKING: A new locally acquired case detected in Sydney. The case is a man aged in his 60s who works as a driver which includes transporting international flight crew.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 4,530 tests, an returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 8,658 tests.
• 21 active cases, 18 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,049 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 507 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
ACT
• 0 new from 360 tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 2 new from 5,474 tests, both OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 23 active cases, 2 in hospital.
WORLD
• Britain now has Europe's worst COVID outbreak as rapid spread of the Indian variant sees nation overtake Spain to have continent's highest daily infection rate.
• The US death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 600,000 on Tuesday, with the number of people killed by the virus now roughly equal to annual deaths from cancer.