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Melbourne hotel staff test negative to virus; NSW Premier hints at low COVID-19 numbers in state; Music producer and murderer Phil Spector dead; More cases on Australian Open tennis planes; Australia seeking urgent advice from Norway after Pfizer vaccine deaths
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced 25 of the 35 Greater Sydney local government areas will be downgraded from red zones to orange zones from 6pm tonight. The change means people can enter Victoria upon if they obtain a permit and get tested for COVID-19. “You’ll get an automatic permit and you can travel back and …
Two hotel quarantine COVID-19 cases in Queensland; Debate over AstraZeneca vaccine herd immunity effectiveness; Victoria records no new local COVID-19 cases for seventh consecutive day; Trump denounces Capitol violence as he arrives in Texas for border wall visit; Severe fire danger for several states as temperatures heat up
By Olivana Lathouris21:50 Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said he is “concerned” debate over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine could undermine public trust in the country’s vaccination plan. Mr Kelly said concerns about the ability of the drug to create herd immunity was not justified at this stage of the process, and Australians …
Man charged with breaking into 16 cars in Florence hotel parking lots
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — A West Columbia man was charged with breaking into 16 cars in Florence hotel parking lots, according to Capt. Mike Brandt with the Florence Police Department. Antwon Jamal Brown, 26, was arrested Dec. 31 by the Florence Police Department at the Kershaw County Detention Center on 16 outstanding warrants for breaking …
Just one new COVID-19 case in Melbourne hotel quarantine; Hundreds call for help as wild weather continues in Australia; US begins Pfizer vaccine rollout; Byron Bay’s famous beach has almost disappeared
By Raffaella Ciccarelli |21:50 Australia’s “one-size fits all” hotel quarantine system is due for a shakeup, according to an infectious disease expert. Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) Medical School, Peter Collignon, believes the nation’s mandatory 14 days of COVID-19 quarantine for returned travellers needs to end. Instead, he’s called for a more “nuanced …
Another international traveller misses hotel quarantine; US COVID-19 deaths soar as UK vaccine program kicks off; Experts still baffled by India’s mystery illness; Victoria reaches 40 days without local COVID-19 cases
Deaths from COVID-19 in the US have soared to more than 2200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse because of the fallout from Thanksgiving, Christmas and …
Scott Morrison apologises to Kevin Rudd; WA reopens borders to NSW and Victoria; Melbourne’s hotel quarantine resumes
GP’s who work in Victoria’s quarantine hotels will be able to continue to see their usual patients under the state’s revamped scheme. The Age reports while most employees who work in the hotels will be unable to work in other venues because of a risk they may spread the virus, a group of doctors will …
NSW hotel quarantine worker tests COVID-19 positive; CSIRO insists Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be safe for Australians; Two killed in NSW helicopter crash; Treasurer addresses China trade tensions
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has defended the White House’s decision to continue its holiday parties, which, as CNN has previously reported, have already begun to flout public health recommendations. When asked if it was responsible for the White House to be holding the receptions when health agencies are warning against large gatherings and …
Graforce and Berlin Hotel Launch Negative Emissions Technology | Business
BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 12, 2020– The Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin is set to become the first hotel and eventlocation worldwide with a negative CO 2 balance when generating heat. Thanks to the methane plasmalysis technology developed by Graforce, the MOA Berlin will not only generate its heat without any emissions. It will also be able to …
Man in custody after breaking Boston hotel room windows, throwing things to ground below, police say
A man was taken into custody Friday after he broke windows of a Boston hotel room and threw things to the ground below, police said. Police and EMS were called at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to the W Hotel on Stuart Street for a report of an emotionally disturbed man.The man was on the 14th floor …
Victorian CHO to clarify evidence to hotel quarantine inquiry; Government backflip over Cox Plate; Man charged over Sydney murder
The Victorian Government has reversed a decision to allow up to 1250 people to attend the Moonee Valley racecourse this weekend for the 100th anniversary of the Cox Plate hours after announcing it. Racing Minister Martin Pakula announced the backflip last night after swift condemnation of the special allowance at a time when many are …