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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Beemee
2 yrs ago
Lucca
2 yrs ago
I see you're still getting inside people's heads and making a racket beamo
Beemee
2 yrs ago
To Loser from Beamo, the last sentence is all it needs - "If your shot works, why do I need one? If your shot doesn't work, why should I get one?" This fundamental contradiction is so obvious that even the brainwashed and vaccinated can see it, but because you've already succumbed to the meme cannot even admit to it to yourself, and then perhaps even regret that you got vaxed. What was it for after all? To get back the things that were stolen from you?
The upheaval has begun - some obvious like the Melbourne protesters over Daniels. Watch how all of a sudden he is the ONLY one being blamed - cop Morrison and him sitting beside one another and one with a long face! Why? because he's just been told by Scomo he is going to be the scapegoat to protect everyone else, but don't worry we will take care of your wife and kids, we make sure they will want for nothing.
Unfortunately Daniels has no guts to stand up for morals and tell all about all the involvement in every corner of the Government.
Then there is a lot going behind the scenes that hasn't yet reached most of the public, but its coming.
More to come and life is now getting really interesting, takes the boredom out of lock downs or quarantine.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 13 November 2021
Australia wide — 1482 new locally acquired cases, 7 new OS acquired cases, 4 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,221 new from 60,818 tests, all locally acquired, 4 deaths.
• 16,671 active cases, 405 in hospital, 77 in ICU (93% not fully vaccinated), 51 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 60s, 70s and 90s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Casey, Wyndham, Greater Dandenong, Hume, Brimbank, Melton, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Glen Eira and Whittlesea.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 256 new from 58,915 tests, 250 locally acquired, 6 travellers in hotel quarantine, 0 deaths.
• 2964 active cases, 228 in hospital, 32 in ICU, 16 ventilated.
• Deaths: The first day since August 14 that no deaths have been reported.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 54 SW Sydney, 42 Western Sydney, 39 Hunter New England, 32 Murrumbidgee, 24 Sydney, 22 SE Sydney, 7 Mid North Coast, 7 Northern Sydney, 5 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 5 Southern NSW, 3 Far West NSW, 2 Central Coast, 1 Northern NSW, 1 Western NSW, 1 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in West Wyalong, Tomakin, Uralla and Grenfell.
• From Monday 15 November, NSW Health will no longer provide a breakdown of locally acquired and overseas acquired cases in its daily updates due to quarantine requirement changes.
• List of exposure sites.
ACT
• 11 new with 1,988 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 162 active cases, 0 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 4,750 tests, a returned OS traveller quarantined in a medi-hotel.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 9,212 tests
• 19 active cases, 15 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Authorities still concerned over no clear source of the two mystery COVID cases on the Gold Coast.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,428 tests.
• 6 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 177 new from 29,688 tests, 175 locally acquired, 2 returned OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 3406 active cases, 93 in hospital, 9 in ICU.
• 159 new cases are in Auckland, 8 in Waikato, 2 in Northland, 5 in Taranaki, 1 in Taupo.
• 78 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 97 under investigation.
• 65 of the cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
WORLD
• Infections again sweeping across parts of Western Europe, a region with relatively high vaccination rates and good healthcare systems. Coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week.
• Austria is seeing one of the most serious outbreaks in Western Europe, along with Germany, which has reported a string of record-high infections in recent days.
• Dutch government orders three-week partial lockdown amid COVID surge.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Many Australians are rightly looking forward to a carefree summer, as vaccination bookings across the country reach new highs.
With international borders opening up this month, and daily COVID-19 cases falling, there is a whiff of normality in the spring air.
However, Professor Dale Fisher, an Australian infectious diseases expert, warns that any return to normal life may be short-lived, based on the experience of countries overseas.
Another wave of COVID-19 infections could be around the corner.
"I think you will get a bit of a honeymoon [in summer], because people open the doors, windows, go outside for picnics. So obviously, that's much safer," says Professor Fisher, who is based at Singapore's National University Hospital.
"My concern, in Australia, would be more about March – April, as you're going back into winter. [It's] probably going to be a good flu season as well."
Professor Fisher presents Singapore as a prime example of how Australia could struggle to remain virus-free for very long.
With one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, Singapore, like Australia, had planned for a phased reopening once 80 per cent of the population were fully dosed.
Instead, it has faced its steepest curve of infections and deaths so far, with daily case numbers rising from double digits in August to more than 5,000 a fortnight ago.
Average daily infections since September have hovered above 3,000, and the total death toll is more than 550, most of them from the past three months.
Last week, Singapore recorded its highest weekly death toll, with 17 deaths on Sunday and a seven-day average of about 13.
Even with 85 per cent of Singapore's population now fully vaccinated, hospitals remain overloaded and restrictions had to be reintroduced.
So what could this mean for Australia and its plans to reopen its borders?
As one of the first countries in the world to begin immunising its population, Professor Fisher says Singapore is now one of the first to deal with waning rates of protection as vaccines lose their efficacy.
That means even those who are fully immunised face a new risk of infection.
Australia, he says, could find itself in a similar situation by March, when cooler weather will help to speed the rate of transmission.
"If there's any vaccine waning going on, that'll be about the right time. People will be closing their windows and doors," he said.
"I wouldn't say it's premature [to open up], but I'm saying you would want to be cautious … through the next six or eight months."
Professor Fisher warns that complacency among Australians who have had two vaccine doses could also discourage them from getting a third booster shot that could make the crucial difference.
"People maybe don't care about it so much, don't do boosters," he said.
"I think there's a risk. Everyone is obviously sick of the pandemic and wants it over. But that would be my major warning."
With the right planning though, Professor Fisher believes Australia can still avoid a Singapore-style surge.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 14 November 2021
Australia wide — 1116 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 5 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 905 new from 62,218 tests, all locally acquired, 4 deaths.
• 17,302 active cases, 394 in hospital, 75 in ICU, 46 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 40s, 70s and 80s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Casey, Wyndham, Greater Dandenong, Hume, Brimbank, Melton, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Glen Eira and Whittlesea.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 196 new from 57,878 tests, 195 locally acquired, 1 interstate traveller, 1 death.
• 2928 active cases, 224 in hospital, 32 in ICU, 16 ventilated.
• Deaths: A fully vaccinated Blue Mountains man with underlying health conditions in his 80s died at Nepean Hospital. The first death linked to an outbreak at Springwood Hospital where he acquired his infection.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 51 SW Sydney, 42 Hunter New England, 25 Murrumbidgee, 22 Western Sydney, 12 Sydney, 11 Northern Sydney, 8 SE Sydney, 5 Far West NSW, 5 Mid North Coast, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 2 Southern NSW, 2 Central Coast, 2 Northern NSW, 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 2 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in Dungog and Wardell.
• List of exposure sites.
ACT
• 15 new with 1,954 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 172 active cases, 0 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 1,144 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 6,588 tests.
• 14 active cases, 14 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,376 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 0 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 209 new from 28,461 tests, 207 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation, 1 death.
• 3406 active cases, 90 in hospital, 7 in ICU.
• 192 new cases are in Auckland, 7 in Waikato, 2 in MidCentral, 4 in Lakes District.
• 99 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 108 under investigation.
• 57 of the 162 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• A woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions has died at Auckland's North Shore Hospital.
• List of exposure sites.
Suze
2 yrs ago
HOLA
2 yrs ago
I was surprised to read that many people have failed to get their SECOND vaccine.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 15 November 2021
Australia wide — 1036 new locally acquired cases, 3 new OS acquired cases, 6 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 860 new from 48,104 tests, all locally acquired, 5 deaths.
• 17,518 active cases, 378 in hospital, 78 active with 71 cleared in ICU, 48 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 70s, 80s and 80s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Casey, Wyndham, Greater Dandenong, Hume, Brimbank, Melton, Melbourne, Moreland, Stonnington and Whittlesea.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 165 new from 50,453 tests, 1 death.
• 2,906 active cases, 216 in hospital, 32 in ICU, ventilated.
• Deaths: A fully vaccinated woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions died at RPA Hospital. She acquired her infection at the Presbyterian Aged Care nursing home at Ashfield.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 44 Hunter New England, 35 SW Sydney, 24 Western Sydney, 17 SE Sydney, 13 Murrumbidgee, 9 Sydney, 6 Northern Sydney, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 4 Mid North Coast, 2 Northern NSW, 2 Southern NSW, 1 Central Coast, 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 2 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• List of exposure sites ... no longer listed from today due to changes in contact tracing procedures.
ACT
• 10 new with 1,635 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 175 active cases, 1 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 2 new from 5,644 tests, both returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 16 active cases, 14 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
TASMANIA
• 1 new from 1,790 tests (over 72 hours), interstate acquired.
• 0 active case, 0 in hospital.
• A positive case arrived at Hobart on board Virgin flight VA702 from Brisbane yesterday. The man intended to transit to Melbourne via Hobart, without leaving the airport, but was not permitted to board his flight after Public Health were notified that a Brisbane COVID test had returned a positive result. The man was transported directly from the airport to quarantine at the Fountainside Case Management Facility. Public Health have declared a number of exposure sites and contact tracing is underway.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from N/A tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
• WA Government has dismissed speculation it might open its borders to COVID-affected states sooner than expected.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,376 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
• South Australia's borders will open at 80% fully vaccinated from November 23, no more whole-of-state lockdowns, easing of restrictions for close contacts. Fully vaccinated casual contacts only have to isolate until their first negative test.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 1,110 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW ZEALAND
• 174 new from 24,438 tests, 173 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in managed isolation (historical).
• 3735 active cases, 90 in hospital, 7 in ICU.
• 163 new cases are in Auckland, 7 in Waikato, 2 in Northland, 1 in Lakes District.
• 63 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 110 under investigation.
• 52 of the cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
RnR
2 yrs ago
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Late today the Northern Territory has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, including the first in a remote community. A 30-year-old woman from the community of Robinson River in the Gulf of Carpentaria tested positive today. She is a household contact of a 43-year-old fully vaccinated Aboriginal man from Katherine who also returned a positive result today.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner said the development was "undoubtedly the most serious update" for the NT since the start of the pandemic.
Mr Gunner said a "rapid assessment team" had been sent today to Robinson River, a community of around 350 people 800 kilometres east of Katherine. The team includes health experts and police and extra vaccines. Greater Katherine will enter a 72-hour lockdown from 6pm.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 16 November 2021
Australia wide — 1032 new locally acquired cases, 4 new OS acquired case, 10 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 797 new from 53,527 tests, all locally acquired, 8 deaths.
• 14,131 active cases, 394 in hospital, 72 active with 61 cleared in ICU, 44 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 80s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Casey, Wyndham, Hume, Brimbank, Melton, Greater Dandenong, Port Phillip, Moreland, Stonnington and Whittlesea.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 212 new from 67,893 tests, 2 deaths.
• 2,864 active cases, 210 in hospital, 32 in ICU, 16 ventilated.
• Deaths: A man in his 70s with underlying health conditions who had one vaccine dose died at Mercy Place aged care in Albury, where he acquired his infection, 10 deaths are now linked to this facility. A fully vaccinated SW Sydney man in his 70s with underlying health conditions from SW Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 54 Hunter New England, 39 SW Sydney, 33 Western Sydney, 23 Sydney, 14 Murrumbidgee, 12 Mid North Coast, 9 SE Sydney, 6 Northern Sydney, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 5 Western NSW, 3 Southern NSW, 2 Central Coast, 1 Far West NSW, 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 1 Northern NSW, 4 to be assigned an LHD.
ACT
• 12 new with 1,470 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 185 active cases, 4 in hospital, 1 in ICU, 1 ventilated. NB: Hospitalisation reporting now includes cases cleared of their infection who remain in hospital after their release from isolation.
• No new cases recorded today at St Andrews Village in Hughes. The aged care facility went into lockdown yesterday after five cases were confirmed among residents and staff.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 11 new from 2,254 tests, all locally acquired.
• 19 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• The first two local cases were detected yesterday ... a fully vaccinated 43-year-old man who lives in Katherine East but spends time in Robinson River Community and had been potentially infectious in the community since 10 November. He lives with seven other household contacts, one of them, a 30-year-old unvaccinated female, who also resides in Robinson River tested positive and has potentially been infectious in Robinson River since 11 November when she flew into the community from Katherine. The source their infections are yet to be identified.
• The outbreak rose dramatically overnight with 9 further cases, a "significant spread in two households" ... bringing the total number of cases in the Katherine and Robinson River outbreak announced late yesterday to 11. All the new cases were Aboriginal people and household contacts of the two cases confirmed yesterday. One of them, a 65-year-old woman, has been admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital while the rest of the cases s ranging in age from 71 to two 5-year-old twin girls are now at the Howard Springs facility. Details.
• From 6:00pm last night Katherine and Robinson River and surrounding homelands have entered a 7-day lockdown.
• Masks made mandatory across the NT until 6:00pm on Monday, 22 November.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 3 new from 3,383 tests, all OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 4,746 tests, a returned OS traveller quarantined in a medi-hotel.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 7,999 tests.
• 15 active cases, 13 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 564 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 222 new from 21,673 tests, all locally acquired.
• 3871 active cases, 91 in hospital, 7 in ICU.
• 197 new cases are in Auckland, 20 in Waikato, 2 in Lakes District, 2 in Wairarapa, 1 in Northland.
• 135 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 87 under investigation.
• 54 of 163 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
Celia
2 yrs ago
Just talking to friends about those that refuse to have the Jab.
They are thinking that when the full country is opened up they will have won!
They have come out the other end without having the Jab and not having to have it.
Of course because they have been protected by everyone who had had the jab and all the lock downs.
What happens to them when people from overseas are allowed into Australia and they bring in the virus?
Who looks after them then?
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 17 November 2021
Australia wide — 1241 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 9 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 996 new from 72,1010 tests, all locally acquired, 9 deaths.
• 14,260 active cases, 357 in hospital, 58 active with 65 cleared in ICU, 35 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Of the total number of deaths in the current outbreak, 82% were not fully vaccinated.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Hume, Casey, Melton, Wyndham, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Brimbank, Mornington Peninsula, Glen Eira and Whittlesea.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 231 new from 88,104 tests, 0 deaths.
• 2,862 active cases, 207 in hospital, 33 in ICU, 15 ventilated.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 60 SW Sydney, 44 Hunter New England, 35 Western Sydney, 26 Sydney, 21 SE Sydney, 14 Murrumbidgee, 7 Northern Sydney, 7 Southern NSW, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 4 Central Coast, 2 Mid North Coast, 1 Northern NSW, 1 Western NSW, 1 Far West NSW, 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 2 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in Gerringong, Gerroa, Holbrook, Grenfell, Lithgow and Wauchope.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 8 new from 2,111 tests, all locally acquired.
• 24 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• 1 new case is a man in his 30s from Katherine, 2 new cases are women from Katherine, 5 cases are from Robinson River, the youngest being a three-week-old baby. All of today's new cases are Aboriginal Territorians and household contacts of known cases. All of the new cases and their close contacts are being taken to the Howard Springs quarantine facility.
• Call for all Territorians to get vaccinated ASAP and to use the CheckIn app. Anyone who has been in Robinson River since Thursday, November 11 must get tested even if they don't have any symptoms. Anyone who has been in Katherine since Sunday, November 7 must get tested even if they don't have any symptoms.
• Katherine and Robinson River and surrounding homelands in a 7-day lockdown. There are now 19 cases in the Katherine and Robinson River community cluster.
• List of exposure sites ... many new added.
ACT
• 6 new with 2,173 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 173 active cases, 3 in hospital, 1 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 10,871 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 14 active cases, 12 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• 71.07% of those aged 16+ are now fully vaccinated.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,874 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,280 tests.
• 4 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,081 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 196 new from 32,900 tests, 194 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 4051 active cases, 88 in hospital (average age 51), 7 in ICU.
• 180 new cases are in Auckland, 6 in Lakes District, 5 in Waikato, 3 in Northland.
• 146 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 48 under investigation.
• 55 of 191 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Good to see the number of new cases going down in Victoria and NSW
Celia
2 yrs ago
Has anyone had their Booster shots yet please?
Son in Sydney says he is about to have his.
Suze
2 yrs ago
My booster is not due till April which suits me fine as it happens before the cold winter when there will be more viruses about.
Suze
2 yrs ago
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 18 November 2021
Australia wide — 1293 new locally acquired cases, 2 new OS acquired cases, 15 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,007 new from 72,270 tests, 1,006 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in hotel quarantine, 12 deaths.
• 13,814 active cases, 337 in hospital, 63 active with 65 cleared in ICU, 34 ventilated.
• Premier announces the vast majority of Victoria’s Covid rules and restrictions will be scrapped from midnight, as the state prepares to hit its 90% fully vaccinated target.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 262 new from 80,402 tests, 3 deaths.
• 2864 active cases, 199 in hospital, 92 in ICU, 14 ventilated.
• Deaths: Two unvaccinated men and a fully vaccinated woman; a SW Sydney man in his 50s from died at home; a Sydney man in his 60s died at Concord Hospital; a SE Sydney woman in her 90s died at St George Hospital.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 54 Western Sydney, 53 Hunter New England, 43 SW Sydney, 31 Sydney, 21 SE Sydney, 14 Murrumbidgee, 11 Nepean Blue Mountains, 9 Northern Sydney, 7 Northern NSW, 7 Southern NSW, 6 Western NSW, 3 Mid North Coast, 1 Central Coast, 2 Far West NSW; 1 Illawarra Shoalhaven.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in Dareton and Narrabri.
ACT
• 25 new with 2,035 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 191 active cases, 3 in hospital, 1 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 2,784 tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 5 active cases, 0 in hospital.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 2,692 tests.
• 24 active cases, 1 in hospital.
• All of the NT's 19 local cases in the current outbreak are from three households. Genomic sequencing has confirmed they are linked to the cluster that triggered a lockout in Darwin and lockdown in Katherine earlier this month.
• The cluster between Katherine and Robinson River still stands at 19 cases, all of whom are Aboriginal Territorians. “This is good news, but it is not a day to get ahead of ourselves. We will not assume it means that we have trapped the virus,” Chief Minister Michael Gunner says.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 9,877 tests.
• 11 active cases, 10 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 5,481 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 957 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 168 new from 34,182 tests, 167 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in managed isolation, 2 deaths.
• 4051 active cases, 85 in hospital, 6 in ICU.
• 142 new cases are in Auckland, 17 in Waikato, 5 in Northland, 1 in Lakes District, 1 in Bay of Plenty, 1 in Christchurch (South Island).
• 48 of 157 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• Deaths: Both in Auckland; a woman in her 80s has died at Middlemore Hospital and a man in his 90s, a resident the Edmonton Meadows Care Home in Henderson, died at North Shore Hospital.
• Three Christchurch children moved to a managed isolation facility after their mother tested positive following a visit to Auckland for an event.
• List of exposure sites.
WORLD
• Mask-wearing cuts COVID incidence by 53%, according to the first global study on the matter.
• In its weekly report on the pandemic issued on Tuesday, the WHO said cases jumped 6% globally, driven by a rise in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Europe was the only region in the world where COVID-related deaths increased last week after a rise of 5 percent.
• Within Europe, WHO said the highest numbers of new cases were in Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom. It noted that deaths jumped by 67% in Norway and by 38% in Slovakia.
• Germany battles 'dramatic' fourth COVID-19 wave as cases double in two weeks to 52,826 per day. Infections have shot up in recent weeks, particularly among unvaccinated people, with southern and eastern Germany the hardest hit.
Suze
2 yrs ago
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 19 November 2021
Australia wide — 1508 new locally acquired cases, 3 new OS acquired cases, 11 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,273 new from 73,020 tests, all locally acquired, 8 deaths.
• 13,813 active cases, 330 in hospital, 57 active with 58 cleared in ICU, 30 ventilated.
• The deaths yesterday included people aged in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Wyndham, Hume, Casey, Melton, Brimbank, Whittlesea, Glen Eira, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Melbourne.
• Covid rules and restrictions now greatly reduced.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 216 new from 72,893 tests, 3 deaths.
• 2840 active cases, 196 in hospital, 28 in ICU, 15 ventilated.
• Deaths: An unvaccinated SW Sydney man in his 50s died at St George Hospital; an unvaccinated Wollongong man in his 60s died at Wollongong Hospital; an Albury man in his 80s died at Albury Base Hospital after acquiring his infection at Corowa Hospital. He had received one vaccine dose.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 40 Hunter New England, 38 SW Sydney, 32 Western Sydney, 25 Sydney, 21 SE Sydney, 13 Murrumbidgee, 11 Northern Sydney, 10 Western NS, 2 Illawarra Shoalhaven.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in Denman, West Wyalong and Coonabarabran.
ACT
• 17 new with 4,243 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 183 active cases, 3 in hospital, 1 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 2 new from 2,892 tests, both locally acquired.
• 24 active cases, 2 in hospital.
• There are 2 new cases in the Katherine cluster recorded overnight bringing the total to 25: A 33-year-old fully vaccinated healthcare worker, who was a close contact, now in Royal Darwin Hospital due to underlying health conditions; a 59-year-old Indigenous woman who was associated with a positive case but hadn't been previously identified as a close contact.
• Wastewater results for all areas outside Katherine and Howard Springs came back negative overnight, including in Borroloola.
• List of exposure sites.
QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 8,576 tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 7 active cases, 6 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 2,073 tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 6 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Premier Mark McGowan has announced a five-week vaccination blitz in Aboriginal communities all over WA starting on Monday.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 4,960 tests, an OS traveller quarantined in a medi-hotel.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Fully vaccinated travellers from central Sydney and Melbourne allowed into SA when borders open on Tuesday. However, travellers from LGAs with vaccination rates lower than 90% will be prevented from attending high-risk settings like aged care and major events, like the Adelaide Ashes test.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 626 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 200 new from 28,997 tests, 198 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation (1 historical).
• 4324 active cases, 76 in hospital, 6 in ICU.
• 152 new cases are in Auckland, 30 in Waikato, 6 in Bay of Plenty, 5 in Northland, 2 in Lakes District, 1 in Wairarapa, 1 in Christchurch.
• 110 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 88 under investigation.
• 34 of 130 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 20 November 2021
Australia wide — 1313 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 5 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,116 new from 64,050 tests, all locally acquired, 5 deaths.
• 9,581 active cases, 312 in hospital, 55 active with 59 cleared in ICU, 24 ventilated.
• The 5 deaths yesterday included a child aged under 10 years and people aged in their 80s and 90s. The child who died with COVID also had other serious comorbidities.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Hume, Wyndham, Brimbank, Whittlesea, Melton, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Port Phillip, Glen Eira and Melbourne.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 182 new from 61,682 tests, 0 deaths.
• 2,775 active cases, 191 in hospital, 28 in ICU, 17 ventilated.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 31 Western Sydney, 28 Hunter New England, 27 SW Sydney, 25 SE Sydney, 23 Sydney, 21 Northern Sydney, 7 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 4 Murrumbidgee, 3 Nepean Blue Mountains, 3 Far West NSW, 3 Western NSW, 2 Mid North Coast, 1 Central Coast, 1 Southern NSW, 3 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Sewage virus fragments detected where there are no known cases in Tumut, Uralla, Wardell, Eden, Jerilderie ands Tweed-Kingscliff.
ACT
• 14 new with 2,201 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 179 active cases, 3 in hospital, 1 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 3,083 tests, locally acquired.
• 25 active cases, 2 in hospital.
• The new case is a fully vaccinated 31-year-old Aboriginal woman from Robinson River. As a close contact, she had already been transferred to the Howard Springs quarantine facility and wasn't infectious in the community, so there are no new exposure sites.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from N/A tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 8,724 tests.
• 7 active cases, 7 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• List of exposure sites.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,682 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 174 new from 3,663 tests, 172 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 4,421 active cases, 70 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 148 new cases are in Auckland, 12 in Waikato, 4 in Northland, 4 in Lakes District, 3 in Bay of Plenty, 1 in Wellington.
• 75 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 97 under investigation.
• 50 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
WORLD
• Europe's Covid cases hit an all-time high, with 310,000 infections logged Wednesday - higher than the previous one-day record of 290,000 registered around this time last year.
• Austria goes into its third nationwide lockdown amid soaring cases and announces it will make vaccinations against Covid 19 mandatory from February 2022.
• Germany's situation is so grave that a lockdown, including vaccinated people, cannot be ruled out. Germans told to work from home where possible and limit their social contacts.
• Dutch healthcare officials said they have begun delaying operations for some cancer and heart patients to free up space in intensive care units during a record wave of COVID-19 infections.
• Italy said it will tighten its own Covid rules starting next week.
• Russia reported a record daily high of deaths in the last 24 hours.
• UK's daily new cases numbers rise by another 10% in a week to an average of 44,242 as deaths jump by 8% but hospitalisations plunge by a fifth.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 21 November 2021
Australia wide — 1476 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 6 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,275 new from 61,650 tests, all locally acquired, 4 deaths.
• 9,632 active cases, 317 in hospital, 56 active with 56 cleared in ICU, 25 ventilated.
• Yesterday's four deaths included people aged in their 60s, 70s and 80s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Wyndham, Melton, Casey, Hume, Greater Dandenong, Whittlesea, Brimbank, Glen Eira, Moreland and Mornington Peninsula.
• List of exposure sites.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 176 new from 55,330 tests, 2 deaths.
• 2,732 active cases, 192 in hospital, 32 in ICU, 15 ventilated.
• Deaths: An unvaccinated Western Sydney woman in her 40s from died at RPA Hospital. A fully vaccinated man in his 80s from SW Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 33 SW Sydney, 32 Hunter New England, 27 Western Sydney, 20 SE Sydney, 17 Sydney, 16 Western NSW, 11 Nepean Blue Mountains, 7 Northern Sydney, 5 Mid North Coast, 4 Murrumbidgee, 2 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 1 Central Coast LHD, 1 yet to be assigned.
ACT
• 16 new with 2,280 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 177 active cases, 5 in hospital, 2 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 9 new from 3,083 tests, all locally acquired.
• 35 active cases, 3 in hospital.
• The new cases are all from the Binjari community on the outskirts of Katherine following significant testing undertaken in the community yesterday and repeated positive wastewater results. A 78-year-old woman from the community was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital on Saturday night.
• The Binjari and Rockhole communities near Katherine are now in hard lockdown. Rockhole is near Binjari and consists of a community with about 130 people.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from N/A tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 8 active cases, 0 in hospital.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,141 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 4,018 tests.
• 4 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
NEW ZEALAND
• 149 new from 29,211 tests, all locally acquired.
• 4437 active cases, 83 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 140 new cases are in Auckland, 6 in Waikato, 2 in Northland, 2 in Bay of Plenty, 1 in Lakes District, 1 in Christchurch.
• 65 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 84 under investigation.
• 51 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
Celia
2 yrs ago
WA news, people are leaving their jobs here in WA because they don't want to have the Jab.
Fine I don't mind but I do mind if the Commonwealth Government or State Governments give them money for feeding their families.
This is another case of having your cake and eat it too.
Why you may ask?
Because when they become ill they will want to have a hospital care for them and I don't think the taxpayer should care for them if they won't look after the community safety.
Farside
2 yrs ago
So you prefer unvaccinated families starve and are denied hospital care should they require it? Nice.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Farside
It works like that in Singapore.
RnR
2 yrs ago
Australia COVID-19 update 22 November 2021
Australia wide — 1222 new locally acquired cases, 2 new OS acquired case, 4 deaths.
VICTORIA
• 1,029 new from 49,818 tests, all locally acquired, 3 deaths.
• 9,533 active cases, 316 in hospital, 44 active with 54 cleared in ICU, 23 ventilated.
• Yesterday's deaths included people aged in their 70s, 80s and 90s.
• The 10 LGAs with the highest number of new cases are Wyndham, Melton, Casey, Hume, Greater Dandenong, Whittlesea, Brimbank, Glen Eira, Moreland and Mornington Peninsula.
• New exposure sites no longer being published.
NEW SOUTH WALES
• 180 new from 45,405 tests, 1 death.
• 2,696 active cases, 202 in hospital, 30 in ICU, 15 ventilated.
• An unvaccinated woman in her 50s from SW Sydney died at Campbelltown Hospital.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 33 Western Sydney, 30 Hunter New England, 28 SW Sydney, 23 SE Sydney, 16 Sydney, 13 Murrumbidgee, 11 Western NSW, 8 Nepean Blue Mountains, 6 Northern Sydney, 5 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 2 Far West NSW, 2 Northern NSW, 1 Mid North Coast, 1 Southern NSW, 1 yet to be assigned an LHD.
ACT
• 11 new with 1,624 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 184 active cases, 5 in hospital, 2 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• List of exposure sites.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 3 new from 3,005 tests, 2 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller at the Howard Springs facility.
• 37 active cases, 3 in hospital.
• The two local cases are from Katherine: a 33-year-old woman who is the mother of a student at McFarlane Primary school and has connections to a previous positive case, and a 67-year-old man.
• Unvaccinated travellers are effectively banned from entering the Northern Territory from today. Only a few exemptions for returning residents, essential workers and those who have a legitimate reason they can't take the vaccine.
• List of exposure sites.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from N/A tests, an OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• WA's Premier has reiterated that the state will not welcome international visitors until 90% of its eligible population is fully vaccinated.
QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 6,550 tests.
• 4 active cases, 4 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,786 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
TASMANIA
• 0 new from 2,076 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
• An 18-month-old boy who travelled from Melbourne to Hobart with his mother last Thursday has tested positive late yesterday. The toddler flew into the state with his mother who did not have a valid Good to Go travel pass. They were stopped at Hobart Airport and taken to hotel quarantine. The risk to the community is considered low.
AUSTRALIA
• From December 1 fully vaccinated visa holders will be allowed to come to Australia without having to apply for an exemption. They include skilled workers and student cohorts, temporary working holiday makers and provisional family visa holder,
• Visa holders who have been stuck in Australia will be able to go home and come back without needing to quarantine or re-apply to enter.
• In addition to the introduction of the travel from Singapore, which started on November 21, from the December 1, Australia will also welcome back fully vaccinated citizens from Japan and Korea.
• AFP forced to mobilise against 'specific threats' to politicians over weekend, Commissioner Kershaw says.
NEW ZEALAND
• 205 new from 23,153 tests, all locally acquired.
• 4638 active cases, 85 in hospital, 6 in ICU.
• 175 new cases are in Auckland, 20 in Waikato, 5 in Bay of Plenty, 4 in Northland, 1 in Lakes District.
• 103 of today’s cases are epidemiologically linked with 102 under investigation.
• 42 cases reported yesterday were infectious in the community.
• List of exposure sites.
Suze
2 yrs ago
Wish that the would tell you which hospitals the active covid cases are in.
Sine the delta outbreak quite a few people caught the virus in hospitals.
There is more than just a little element of truth in this comment.
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Ok, let me see if I understand this correctly.
Person A feels that they need the vaccine to be protected, so they get vaccinated. However, Person A doesn't feel protected unless Person B also gets the vaccine. And if Person B refuses to get the vaccine, Person A shames them until they do.
Let's take this a step further. Person A, who is vaccinated, can still catch and transmit the virus, but is not subjected to restrictions – gyms, pubs, restaurants, travel. Person B, who is not vaccinated, and who can catch and transmit the virus, IS subjected to restrictions – gyms, pubs, restaurants, travel. Why does Person A not have restrictions if they can still catch and transmit the virus?
And to go even further than that: Person A is vaccinated and, even though they can catch and transmit the virus, they can work in a place where they will only allow the vaccinated to work. Person B is not vaccinated and, even though they may test negative for the virus, are not allowed to work in a place where they will only allow the vaccinated to work.
Now to piece this together? It simply boils down to segregation and discrimination with no real basis for doing so.
1. Person A is vaccinated.
2. Person B is not vaccinated.
3. Both Person A and Person B can catch and transmit the virus.
4. Person A can go wherever they want, but Person B cannot.
5. Person A is allowed to work and live their life, while Person B cannot.
6. Person A perpetuates the shaming of Person B by stating that Person B needs to be vaccinated for Person A to be protected.
If your shot works, why do I need one? If your shot doesn't work, why should I get one?