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Third new COVID-19 case diagnosed in Sydney, fourth being investigated; AstraZeneca recommended for over 60s; Queensland flags border pass system; No new local cases in Victoria
What is the Delta variant? Formerly known as B.1.617.2, or the Indian strain, Delta is the name given to a new variant of the strain which devastated India during its second wave. Is Delta more transmissible between young people? It could be. The Delta variant was found in 140 outbreaks in schools and educational settings …
Melbourne restrictions to ease, with 25km travel limit removed, gyms reopen; Victoria records five new local COVID-19 cases; UK trade deal ‘big win for Australia’; Thousands of Melbourne residents told not to drink tap water
Mr Weimar said locking down the Kings Park complex earlier would not have necessarily prevented more csases. “It highlights how important the circuit breaker has been in terms of minimising movement,” he said. “The recently identified people at Southbank and those in the last 10 days have had far fewer movements in the community, and …
Two new COVID-19 cases recorded in Victoria linked to a Southbank residential complex; Biloela Tamil family to be reunited in Australia; Widow Natasha Darcy found guilty of murdering Walcha farmer Mathew Dunbar; QLD thunderstorms
The Tamil asylum-seeker family who had been living in Biloela will be temporarily resettled in Perth while their youngest daughter is receiving medical help, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has confirmed. However, they will be under community detention, meaning they will not be able to work while their matters are still being examined by the courts. …
Kern County Public Health reports 34 new COVID-19 cases
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Public Health Services Department reported 34 new COVID-19 cases today. Those numbers bring the county’s totals to 110,593 cases and 1,400 deaths. The department says 39,854 residents have recovered and 68,254 are presumed recovered. An additional 1,056 people are isolating at home and the state is reporting that …
No new local cases in VIC; Sydney wakes to fog; Thousands without power in Victoria after storm; Brisbane preferred choice for Olympics; Scott Morrison says work underway to establish Singapore travel bubble
By Richard Wood10 Jun 2021 23:19 Queensland has recorded no new COVID-19 cases, easing concerns about new local infections after a couple who travelled from Victoria to the Sunshine State tested positive earlier this week. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the figures were good news and praised the 6000 people who had come forward for …
Match found for Melbourne Delta outbreak; Two new COVID-19 cases in Victoria; Wild weather to hit the south-east; Major crime raids carried out
Professor Cheng says the Delta strain of COVID-19 most likely entered the community after the returned traveller infected a staff member or another resident in quarantine. He said the investigation was looking at four possibilities overall, of varying likelihood. “The first one, so there was someone else infected on the plane and they have got …
Victoria covid lockdown extended as Melbourne cases grow
World health officials are on alert after a variant of bird flu, H10N3, was detected in a human being in China. A number of various bird flu strains often appear in workers dealing with poultry, with a recent case of H5N6 bird flu being reported in a forest park in Shenyang in April. Beijing’s National …
June 1 update from Health Department on COVID-19 cases
The Tompkins County Health Department says there have now been 4,360 total positive cases in Tompkins County, three more than on Sunday, with a total of 1,260,148 tests conducted. They also say 4,298 patients are listed as released from isolation after having tested positive, five new recoveries, leaving 31 active cases. There was no update …
Victoria records nine new local COVID-19 cases, six reported yesterday; Concern over aged care virus vulnerability; Number of Victorian exposure sites balloons; Vietnam to test all nine million city residents
A vaccination blitz is underway in Victoria, with aged care and disability workers now a top priority. From tomorrow until Sunday, commonwealth managed private aged care homes and the residential disability sector will be given priority access to walk-in vaccination hubs around Victoria when they present evidence of their employment. The Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne Convention …
BREAKING: National Covid numbers released; 16% of cases are in Limerick
A FURTHER 378 confirmed cases of Covid-19 are being reported nationally by the Department of Health this Monday evening. The daily number for Limerick is 59 which is 16% of the national total of 379. The figures are as of midnight, Sunday, May 29. There are 35 patients with Covid in ICU; 98 in hospital. Yesterday, …
