The Victorian Chamber of Commerce has criticised the state government’s roadmap out of lockdown, calling it a “roadblock” to prosperity. This follows an announcement by Premier Daniel Andrews, who said lockdowns would remain in place until 70 percent of Victorians over 16 are fully vaccinated, which is expected to occur by Oct. 26. At that…
Reopening Plan a ‘Roadblock’ for Business: Victorian Chamber of Commerce
Australian Soldiers to Patrol State Border to Stop People From Entering Capital
Soldiers will be deployed to patrol state borders within Australia in a bid to stop people from coming into the country’s capital territory amid the prolonged response to a CCP virus Delta variant outbreak in the state of New South Wales. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is bounded on all sides by NSW and is…
Australian Capital Extends Lockdown Four More Weeks
The Australian Capital Territory’s (ACT) COVID-19 lockdown has been extended for another four weeks as the jurisdiction records 22 new CCP virus cases. Of the new cases, 14 were linked to current exposure sites, but only two were in quarantine for the whole of their infectious period, meaning the rest were in the community and…
Regional Victoria Lockdown to End Midnight Thursday
The Australian state of Victoria will lift COVID-19 restrictions in regional parts of the state from midnight on Thursday due to low CCP virus case numbers. Meanwhile, metropolitan Melbourne and the single regional town of Shepparton are still managing serious outbreaks and will remain in lockdown. From Friday, the five reasons to leave home will…
Victoria Records 64 New COVID-19 Cases
Victoria has added 64 new COVID-19 infections to its caseload, 28 of them involving community exposure. Health authorities say 49 of the cases are linked to current outbreaks and 36 were in quarantine throughout their infectious period. The state now has more than 700 active cases. Victoria managed to administer 35,753 vaccine doses in the 24…
New Zealand Extends COVID Lockdown Until Next Week
New Zealand on Friday extended pandemic restrictions by four days after which they will be eased slightly, although businesses and schools will remain shut and the biggest city Auckland will be locked down for longer. New Zealand had been largely virus-free, barring a small number of cases in February, but that changed last week after…
Virus Policy Failures a Result of Government Intervention: John Tamny
Many parts of the world are introducing new lockdown policies, and many parts of the United States are introducing new mask mandates and vaccine mandates. Yet, have these interventionist policies helped the situation or have they made it worse? To learn more about this we sat down for an interview with John Tamny, Vice President…
How Government Intervention Led to Failures in US Virus Policy: John Tamny
Many parts of the world are introducing new lockdown policies, and many parts of the United States are introducing new mask mandates and vaccine mandates. Yet, have these interventionist policies helped the situation or have they made it worse? To learn more about this we sat down for an interview with John Tamny, Vice President…
Queensland Shuts Border to Residents and Australians Escaping Lockdowns
The Australian state of Queensland has announced that it will shut its borders for two weeks to its own residents currently interstate, as well as people escaping lockdowns in other states, starting midday on Aug. 25, citing capacity issues with hotel quarantine. The announcement came less than two hours before the border was due to…
Freedoms on Offer for Vaccinated Australians in Locked Down State
Fully vaccinated Australians in the locked-down state of New South Wales (NSW) will be offered more freedoms from September after the target of six million CCP virus vaccine doses was achieved, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Aug. 24. “That equates to 60 percent of our population across the state having at least one dose and around…
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