New South Wales’ (NSW) roadmap out of lockdown will be reviewed by the state’s crisis cabinet with newly installed Premier Dominic Perrottet hinting some requirements could be tweaked. Perrottet, who was sworn in on Tuesday, will meet with health officials and his crisis cabinet on Wednesday to go over the plan for the state to…
Australian State Government To Review COVID-19 Lockdown Roadmap After New Premier Installed
Sydney to Endure 4 More Weeks of Lockdown
Sydney will remain in lockdown for another four weeks after having already endured a month of stay-at-home orders and restrictions, the New South Wales government announced on Wednesday. A release from the NSW government cited “low vaccination rates” for the continuing lockdown. “This extra time will allow NSW residents to significantly increase the uptake of…
Think Tank Argues Lockdowns and Outbreaks May Push Vaccination Rates Higher
Lockdowns in the eastern parts of Australia as outbreaks of the Delta variant continues has apparently prompted people to reassess their willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccination a new national poll revealed. The Melbourne Institute’s fortnightly report card into vaccine hesitancy shows it has fallen, from 33 per cent at the end of May to 21.5…
Over Half of Australia to Go Into Lockdown
More than half of Australia’s population will soon be in lockdown as health authorities continue to battle coronavirus outbreaks of the infectious Delta strain. South Australia (SA) will enter tough restrictions for one week from 6 p.m. on Tuesday after five cases of the variant were detected in Adelaide. Nine new local cases in Victoria…
Sydney COVID-19 Outbreak Moves Into Victoria
Victoria has recorded seven additional locally acquired coronavirus cases connected to the NSW outbreak. Four of the new cases are residents on the third floor of the Ariele Apartments in Maribyrnong, which has been in lockdown since Monday night after a visit from infected removalists. Among those cases is a man in his 60s, who…
Sydney COVID-19 Outbreak Grows by 112 Cases
New South Wales (NSW) has recorded 112 new local COVID-19 cases, with the state’s premier admitting it is “almost impossible” for Greater Sydney and surrounds to exit lockdown anytime soon. Of the 112 cases in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Sunday, at least 46 were out in the community for part or all…
Sydney Lockdown Extended Another Week as Delta Variant Continues to Spread
The New South Wales (NSW) government has extended its CCP virus lockdown measures until July 16, dashing the hopes of the five million people currently enduring stay-at-home orders in Greater Sydney and its surrounds during the school holiday period. The lockdown extension comes as the state recorded 27 new local COVID-19 cases for the 24…
Mount Druitt Hospital Shuts Emergency Department After COVID-19 Case
Mount Druitt Hospital in Sydney’s west was forced to close after a patient in the emergency department tested positive for COVID-19 after presenting with respiratory symptoms on Saturday. The patient was placed into a section of the emergency department reserved for COVID-19 cases. New South Wales (NSW) health authorities said the patient was informed of their positive diagnosis…
New Locations on Sydney COVID Warning List
New locations and venues including a CBD food court have been flagged as places where people infected with COVID-19 have visited recently. Bondi Icebergs Club and the MLC Centre food court in Sydney’s Martin Place have been flagged by NSW Health as venues recently visited by people infected with COVID-19. The latest alert also includes…
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