Category: Australia COVID-19 lockdown

South Australian Premier Positive on Lockdown Results

An early lockdown call may yet spare South Australia from an extended period of high coronavirus restrictions even as the state’s cluster of cases continues to grow. Premier Steven Marshall says he’s very grateful the state moved into lockdown on Tuesday as waiting any longer could have been catastrophic. “I’m still extraordinarily hopeful we can…


“We’ve got a chance to nip this in the bud”: South Australia Can Stop Wider COVID-19 Outbreak

South Australia’s (SA) COVID-19 cluster has grown to six and more exposure sites have been revealed but the state authorities still believe there is a chance to “nip this in the bud”, Premier Steven Marshall says. The one new case is linked to an Adelaide restaurant where a birthday party was held at the weekend,…


Victoria Records 22 Local COVID-19 Cases

Victoria has recorded 22 new local coronavirus cases on the sixth day of its extended statewide lockdown. The new infections are linked to the current outbreak, which originated in New South Wales (NSW) and now totals 107 cases. A new case was also recorded in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases in…


Consumer Confidence Plummets as Half of Australia Enters Lockdowns

Consumer confidence experienced its sharpest weekly drop since the start of the CCP virus pandemic as states announce lockdowns one after another to contain the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Currently, over half of all Australians are now in lockdown after South Australia announced restrictions were coming into force from 6 p.m. Tuesday, after five cases were…


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…