Tag: delta variant

New Zealand Returns Wellington to Alert Level 1 After Australian COVID

New Zealand’s cabinet has agreed to return the Wellington region to Alert Level 1 after the city was moved to Alert Level 2 when an Australian man travelled there from Sydney while potentially infectious with the Delta variant of the CCP virus. NZ COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins said in a press release there had been no…


New Zealand Returns Wellington to Alert Level 1 After Australian COVID-19 Outbreak

New Zealand’s cabinet has agreed to return the Wellington region to Alert Level 1 after the city was moved to Alert Level 2 when an Australian man travelled there from Sydney while potentially infectious with the Delta variant of the CCP virus. NZ COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins said in a press release there had been no…


Alice Springs in Central Australia Enters 72 Hour Lockdown

The central Australian town of Alice Springs has entered a 72-hour lockdown as of 1 p.m. local time on June 30 after a mine worker who spent seven hours at the airport infected four family members with the Delta variant of the CCP virus. The mine worker, who contracted the virus while in Brisbane hotel…


Most Americans Want No Government Action on Delta Variant of CCP Virus: Poll

A new Trafalgar poll shows that most Americans want no government action on the Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a highly infectious mutation that some health officials predict will soon become the dominant strain in the United States. The poll, released on Monday and based on a representative sample of 1101 likely…


New Zealand Extends Pause on Travel Bubble With Australia for 5 More Days

The New Zealand (NZ) government has announced that the pause on the trans-Tasman travel bubble will be extended for a further five days. Flights to Australia will resume from Sunday, July 4, 11:59 p.m. (NZT) to Victoria, South Australia (SA), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Tasmania. However, it will be constantly under review and subject…


Snap 3-Day Lockdown for Parts of Queensland After 2 CCP Virus Cases

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has said that southeast Queensland, Townsville, Palm Island, and Magnetic Island will go into a three-day lockdown from 6 p.m. on Tuesday until 6 p.m. on Friday, July 2. Residents in this area must stay at home unless leaving for one of the exempted reasons: essential education and work, obtain healthcare,…


Australia to Make Vaccinations Mandatory for Aged Care Workers

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the vaccination of all aged care workers will be made mandatory by September. The decision was made at a special national cabinet meeting of all Australian state and territory leaders in response to the emergence of the more transmissible Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Germany, France Urge Common EU Travel Line to Fight Delta Variant

BRUSSELS—German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron urged fellow EU leaders on Thursday to take a firmer line on travel from countries outside the bloc, such as Britain, to combat the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Merkel, arriving in Brussels for a European Union summit, said she would lobby for a more coordinated…


Merkel: Europe ‘On Thin Ice’ Amid Delta Virus Variant Rise

BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against the coronavirus, as the highly contagious delta variant threatens to undo progress made in reducing infections. In what may be her last government declaration to the German parliament, Merkel said the further response to the pandemic would be a…


Wellington Moves to CCP Virus Alert Level 2

The New Zealand city of Wellington will move to alert level two from 6 p.m. on Wednesday night after an Australian man with COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, visited several locations while infectious on a weekend getaway. RNZ reported the alert level two would last until 11.59 p.m. on Sunday, June 27….