Up to 30 per cent of patients in New South Wales (NSW) public hospitals would be better off in more appropriate facilities such as aged care homes, the health minister says. Hospitals are increasingly being filled with patients who could be treated by a GP, as well as patients waiting for a place in aged care and…
First Local Transmission of Monkeypox Confirmed in New South Wales
August 22, 2022
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The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has recorded its first locally transmitted case of monkeypox, the state’s Health Department confirmed on August 21. Around 42 people have been found to have contracted monkeypox in NSW so far, most of them from overseas sources and two in other states. NSW Health Executive Director of…
Half a Million Australians Under Emergency Flood Evacuation Orders or Warnings
Half a million residents in New South Wales (NSW) are under emergency flood evacuation orders or warnings as the east coast “rain bomb” weather event continues to moves south. “We have 76 evacuation orders in place covering 200,000 people and we have 18 evacuation warnings across New South Wales covering nearly 300,000 people combined,” Emergency…
Most COVID-19 Hospital Patients Admitted for Other Health Reasons NSW Health Minister
A “reasonable proportion” of COVID-19 hospitalisations in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are patients who were admitted to the hospital for other reasons but happened to test positive to routine COVID-19 virus in checks, according to the state’s Health Minister Brad Hazzard. Hazzard revealed that many of the people “hospitalised” for COVID-19…
Proof of Vaccination Mostly No Longer Required in Australian State
The New South Wales (NSW) government has substantially lifted restrictions for everyone, including people who are not fully vaccinated, as the state nears a 95 percent vaccination rate—the last milestone of its reopening roadmap ahead of Christmas holidays. Proof of vaccination will no be longer required for public activities but businesses can still choose to require…
Stay at Home Orders for Parts of Sydney Amid Outbreak
The New South Wales (NSW) government has imposed stay-at-home orders in four areas of Sydney after an outbreak of the Delta variant of the CCP virus grew on Friday. Sydneysiders who live or work in the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverly, Randwick, or the City of Sydney itself will now be locked down until…
NSW Restrictions Return After Two Local CCP Virus Cases
May 5, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) will see restrictions return as the wife of the man who locally acquired the CCP virus yesterday also received a positive test result. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that a range of restrictions will be enforced from 5 p.m. today till 12am Monday. It will only apply to people from the…
NSW Restrictions Return After 2 Local CCP Virus Cases
May 5, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) will see restrictions return as the wife of the man who locally acquired the CCP virus yesterday also received a positive test result. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that a range of restrictions will be enforced from 5 p.m. today till 12am Monday. It will only apply to people from the…
NSW Prepares Dozens of Vaccine Hubs
The NSW government is preparing to significantly scale up its vaccine rollout, if the federal government agrees to let the state pitch in. NSW Health will open another 36 vaccine clinics in the next week, after already opening 79 clinics at its health services, a spokesperson for the department said on Sunday. “NSW Health has…
More Exposure Sites Added To Health Alert as Quarantine Worker Contracts COVID-19
NSW Health has published a new public health alert after a 47-year-old security guard, who worked at two quarantine hotels, the Sofitel Hotel in Wentworth and the Mantra Hotel in Haymarket, tested positive to COVID-19 on the weekend. This marks the end of NSW’s 56-day COVID-free record. In a media release on Monday, NSW Health…
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