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| Coronavirus Australia live update: two Covid-19 deaths in Victoria after 270 new cases reported | Coronavirus Australia live update: two Covid-19 deaths in Victoria after 270 new cases reported |
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| South Australia to keep border closed to NSW as Queensland introduces quarantine rule for parts of Sydney. Follow live | South Australia to keep border closed to NSW as Queensland introduces quarantine rule for parts of Sydney. Follow live |
| Earlier this afternoon former opposition leader Bill Shorten stood outside an aged care home in his electorate and called for it to be evacuated. | |
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| So many Simpsons jokes to be made here... | So many Simpsons jokes to be made here... |
| The Nationals senator Matt Canavan admits the government’s Covidsafe app hasn’t worked “as advertised”. | The Nationals senator Matt Canavan admits the government’s Covidsafe app hasn’t worked “as advertised”. |
| Some numbers from Victoria released just now: | Some numbers from Victoria released just now: |
| 752 cases may indicate community transmission. | 752 cases may indicate community transmission. |
| 1,803 cases are currently active in Victoria. | 1,803 cases are currently active in Victoria. |
| 85 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care. | 85 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including 26 in intensive care. |
| 2,395 people have recovered from the virus. | 2,395 people have recovered from the virus. |
| Of the total cases, 3,799 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 298 are from regional Victoria. | Of the total cases, 3,799 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 298 are from regional Victoria. |
| Total cases include 2,213 men and 2,001 women. | Total cases include 2,213 men and 2,001 women. |
| More than 1,170,300 tests have been processed. | More than 1,170,300 tests have been processed. |
| Cases currently linked to public housing in North Melbourne, Flemington and Carlton: | Cases currently linked to public housing in North Melbourne, Flemington and Carlton: |
| 242 cases are residents of various public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington. Investigations are continuing into how these cases are linked. | 242 cases are residents of various public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington. Investigations are continuing into how these cases are linked. |
| 32 cases are residents of various public housing towers in Carlton. | 32 cases are residents of various public housing towers in Carlton. |
| A moment ago I told you a man in his 80s had died in Victoria. Now we hear another person, a woman in her 80s, has died in hospital. That brings Victoria’s death toll from the virus to 26 and Australia’s national toll to 110. | A moment ago I told you a man in his 80s had died in Victoria. Now we hear another person, a woman in her 80s, has died in hospital. That brings Victoria’s death toll from the virus to 26 and Australia’s national toll to 110. |
| Speaking on the ABC just now, the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is “merit” in the idea of Australia pursuing an eradication strategy over suppression for the virus. | Speaking on the ABC just now, the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is “merit” in the idea of Australia pursuing an eradication strategy over suppression for the virus. |
| For the first time since the pandemic began the New South Wales police have shut down a venue in Jindabyne, in the state’s Snowy Mountains, for breaches of public health rules. | For the first time since the pandemic began the New South Wales police have shut down a venue in Jindabyne, in the state’s Snowy Mountains, for breaches of public health rules. |
| NSW police announced this afternoon the closure of a pub following “serious concerns and breaches of public health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic”. | NSW police announced this afternoon the closure of a pub following “serious concerns and breaches of public health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic”. |
| “Between Tuesday 5 May 2020 and Saturday 11 July 2020, police issued a premises in Jindabyne with three formal and several informal warnings relating to intoxication levels and public health and safety issues, including large groups of people failing to social distance,” NSW police said in a statement. | “Between Tuesday 5 May 2020 and Saturday 11 July 2020, police issued a premises in Jindabyne with three formal and several informal warnings relating to intoxication levels and public health and safety issues, including large groups of people failing to social distance,” NSW police said in a statement. |
| At about 7.30pm on Saturday officers attended the premises and forced the closure of the venue. It was closed for a 72-hour period and has since been spoken to by police regarding its Covid-19 safety plan. | At about 7.30pm on Saturday officers attended the premises and forced the closure of the venue. It was closed for a 72-hour period and has since been spoken to by police regarding its Covid-19 safety plan. |
| Earlier today police issued the venue with a $5,000 fine. | Earlier today police issued the venue with a $5,000 fine. |
| A man in his 80s from Victoria has died in hospital from Covid-19. He is the 25th death in the state, and the 109th across Australia since the beginning of the pandemic. | A man in his 80s from Victoria has died in hospital from Covid-19. He is the 25th death in the state, and the 109th across Australia since the beginning of the pandemic. |
| The federal education minister, Dan Tehan, says the government will “continue to monitor” whether students in Victoria between prep and year 10 who could find themselves again learning from home for an extended period could suffer compared to students in the other states. | The federal education minister, Dan Tehan, says the government will “continue to monitor” whether students in Victoria between prep and year 10 who could find themselves again learning from home for an extended period could suffer compared to students in the other states. |
| Dr Kirsty Short, a virologist at the University of Queensland, is speaking to the ABC. Short’s department is the main group working on a vaccine for Covid-19 in Australia. She says she feels “optimistic” they will have “something” at the start of 2021. | Dr Kirsty Short, a virologist at the University of Queensland, is speaking to the ABC. Short’s department is the main group working on a vaccine for Covid-19 in Australia. She says she feels “optimistic” they will have “something” at the start of 2021. |
| Here’s our afternoon update of the situation in Victoria, by my colleague Melissa Davey. | Here’s our afternoon update of the situation in Victoria, by my colleague Melissa Davey. |