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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 …
NSW Victoria border to close; 127 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria; Towers lockdown frustration grows
New South Wales will shut its border to Victoria from 11.59pm tomorrow night, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed. Mr Andrews said the decision was made after a phone call between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this morning. “All of us agreed that the best thing to do is to close …
Climate change: 1.9 billion people rely on natural ‘water towers’
Image copyright Matthew Paley/National Geographic Image caption Women tend their potato crop in the Chipursan valley, Pakistan. This region is part of the Indus water tower In a unique study, scientists have assessed and ranked the importance of Earth’s great “water towers”. These are the 78 mountainous regions that are able to generate and then …