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Breaking News and Live Updates Australia: September 29: NSW marks four days with no community transmission; Global COVID-19 death toll reaches a million; Major Microsoft outage hits Office 365; 10 new cases, 7 deaths reported in VIC; Trans-Tasman bubble could be ‘one way’ for now; US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen schools: WA authorities working to contain ship cluster
A home quarantine system is being considered by the Federal Government as the coronavirus pandemic moves into a new phase. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in the early days of the virus, home quarantine had worked in Australia particularly among returning Chinese and European residents. That, he said, “proved absolutely vital in Australia’s success in managing the …
Coronavirus Australia live updates September 28: five new cases and three deaths in Victoria;; Government push for internal borders to come down to allow travel; Melbourne curfew lifted as restrictions begin to ease; JobKeeper cuts in effect from today; WA working on plan to contain ship cluster
Shadow Services Minister Bill Shorten said he’s worried about virus outbreaks in Melbourne’s aged care homes as some of city’s restrictions begin to lift today. Most of the state’s hundreds of deaths have been in aged care facilities. “I’m concerned that aged care isn’t right yet,” Mr Shorten told Today. “I’m concerned that if there is an outbreak …
Coronavirus Australia live updates August 31: Breaking News and Live Updates: Victoria’s case numbers ‘still too high’ for lockdown exit plan; Anti-lockdown protesters taunt Melbourne police; Sydney cluster grows
By Mark Saunokonoko and Lara Pearce17:03 Queensland recorded four new coronavirus cases yesterday, as Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young urged everyone in the state’s south-east to consider themselves a casual contact of a positive case. The new infections prompted the temporary closure of an Ipswich school and a Brisbane childcare centre. All four of …
Oxford University’s vaccine triggers ‘protective immune response’; Melbourne race to buy masks before crackdown; 21 new cases as NSW cluster concerns grow
Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1000 people, half of whom got the experimental vaccine. Such early trials are usually …
WA shuts out NSW travellers in hard border closure extension; NSW crack down on Victorian border permits; NSW south coast cluster grows
The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the US to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections. Hong Kong also warned of a resurgence in the virus as it issued tougher new rules on the wearing of …
NSW Government to hit pubs with harsher restrictions as COVID-19 cases linked to Sydney pub rise; New cases in public housing towers with 177 new cases in Victoria; Concerns over aged care cluster
Victoria recorded 177 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, as Premier Daniel Andrews warned people not to be complacent after a drop in the rate of infection on previous days. Among the new cases, 25 were connected to contained outbreaks, 151 were under investigation, and one infection was from hotel quarantine. Of particular concern is the …
BREAKING: Gov. Carney orders bars to close at Delaware beaches after cluster of cases
DELAWARE – Bars in Delaware’s beach towns will have to close indefinitely on Friday, July 3rd, due to a rise in coronavirus cases. Governor John Carney made the announcement in a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon, saying there has been a resurgence of cases in the area. It’s important to note that as part …
WATCH NOW: Meatpacking plant outbreak spawns coronavirus cluster at Lincoln business, health director says | Health and Fitness
× Help support our COVID-19 coverage We’re providing access to COVID-19 articles for free. Please help support our work by subscribing or signing up for an account. Already a subscriber? Log in. A coronavirus outbreak among workers at the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Crete has spread to employees of Universal Cold Storage in Lincoln, interim Lincoln-Lancaster County …
County health official: Rochester house party spawned cluster of COVID-19 cases
Multiple cases of COVID-19 in Rochester appear linked to a single house party in recent weeks, according to Olmsted County’s top public health official. Through testing and contact tracing, health officials believe that a single person at the party spread the virus to multiple other individuals, who further spread the virus in the community, said …
Public health emergency declared for US troops stationed across Djibouti base cluster
A public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been declared for several thousand U.S. troops spread across the Djibouti base cluster which houses thousands of American service members. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, declared a public health emergency Thursday for American forces under his command …
