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Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria premier Dan Andrews reports 238 new Covid-19 cases in press conference as NSW records 13 cases | |
(31 minutes later) | |
Victorian premier announces death of woman in her 90s as 10 new NSW cases linked to Crossroads Hotel cluster in south-western Sydney suburb of Casula | |
Sutton says the fact that the daily numbers have not consistently fallen yet, despite the hotspot postcodes being locked down for two weeks now, does not necessarily mean the lockdowns have not worked. | |
But he again called on people to limit their outings. So, if one person in a family can do the weekly supermarket shop then they should do it alone. | |
He said it is possible that restrictions could be “stepped up”. | |
He said that with the rates of community transmission this time around, it will be much harder to get the daily case numbers down. | |
Usually, he said, people’s clinical signs from coronavirus get worse in their second week of symptoms. Which is why we could see those hospitalisation rates grow. | |
Chief health officer Prof Brett Sutton has warned that there will be more deaths from the current wave of coronavirus cases in Victoria. | |
He said the numbers appear to be stabilising right now, but said there is “no guarantee of a drop off” in case numbers. Whether it happens will depend on how well people are obeying the stay at home orders, he says. | |
Deputy police commissioner Rick Nugent is talking now, about the checkpoints police have put in place at the edges of the Greater Melbourne lockdown area. | |
He says police have checked more than 85,000 vehicles at those checkpoints since midnight last Wednesday, and issued 151 fines for people not complying with stage 3 restrictions. | |
He said they have issued 351 fines for people breaching other restrictions, including holding parties. | |
They include fines for people not leaving a restaurant when asked to. | |
Who knew people were so committed to KFC. Nugent says there are four clear reasons for leaving your home. | |
They have also issued 40 infringement notices to people visiting massage parlours or sex work premises, and fines to two businesses for breaching restrictions. | |
He says an ongoing concern for police is people holding parties, despite stage three lockdown rules not allowing anyone to have friends or family over. | |
Back in Victoria, Andrews said that most people are doing the right thing and obeying the stage three restrictions, but that if people do not follow the rules those restrictions could tighten. | |
If the rules are not followed, Andrews said, “we will have to move to additional restrictions being put in place and we will have to prolong the period that the restrictions were put in place”. | |
He says he is concerned about the situation Melbourne is in. | |
That’s 13 new cases in the 24-hours to 8pm last night. | |
It includes 10 cases connected to the Crossroads Hotel cluster, bringing the size of that cluster to 30. | |
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says 27,040 coronavirus tests were conducted yesterday, and almost 1.2m tests have been conducted since 1 January. | |
He says the testing rate per 100,000 head of population remains “one of the highest in the world” but doesn’t say what it is. | |
Victoria has recorded 238 new cases of coronavirus overnight, and one more death. | |
A woman in her 90s died overnight. It brings the number of deaths in the state to 27. | |
There are 105 Victorians in hospital, up 20 from yesterday, and 27 people in intensive care. | |
Of the new cases recorded overnight, 209 are still under investigation. The total number of cases in Victoria is 4,448, 1,931 are active. | |
We’re expecting both Daniel Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian to step up any minute now. | |
But first, weather. Fairly rough waves at Clovelly Beach in Sydney this morning. | |
Former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is appearing before the royal commission into national natural disaster arrangements today. | Former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is appearing before the royal commission into national natural disaster arrangements today. |
Yes, the royal commission is still going. | Yes, the royal commission is still going. |
Fitzsimmons will appear alongside the current RFS commissioner, Rob Rogers, and the deputy police commissioner, Gary Worboys, who is also the state emergency operations controller. | Fitzsimmons will appear alongside the current RFS commissioner, Rob Rogers, and the deputy police commissioner, Gary Worboys, who is also the state emergency operations controller. |
Federal health minister Greg Hunt will give a national coronavirus update about 12.15pm | Federal health minister Greg Hunt will give a national coronavirus update about 12.15pm |
While we’re waiting for those two press conferences, Luke Henriques-Gomes and Paul Karp have an update on the terrible situation that is Robodebt. | While we’re waiting for those two press conferences, Luke Henriques-Gomes and Paul Karp have an update on the terrible situation that is Robodebt. |
They write: | They write: |
You can read more here. | You can read more here. |
A woman has gone missing after completing her stay in hotel quarantine in Melbourne. | A woman has gone missing after completing her stay in hotel quarantine in Melbourne. |
More from AAP: | More from AAP: |
The Salamanca Market in Tasmania, which has not run for months due to the coronavirus, is expected to reopen, in a diminished form, on 8 August. | The Salamanca Market in Tasmania, which has not run for months due to the coronavirus, is expected to reopen, in a diminished form, on 8 August. |
Except it will not be called the Salamanca Market. Instead, according to the Mercury, the Hobart city council will call the smaller, interim market “Tasmania’s Own Market”. This is, frankly, a terrible name and I’m glad it’s only temporary. | Except it will not be called the Salamanca Market. Instead, according to the Mercury, the Hobart city council will call the smaller, interim market “Tasmania’s Own Market”. This is, frankly, a terrible name and I’m glad it’s only temporary. |
The smaller version of the market will be split into separate sections, each with manned entry and exit gates, with a capacity of 500 people each. There will only be 90 stalls available, so vendors will be put on a rotating fortnightly roster. | The smaller version of the market will be split into separate sections, each with manned entry and exit gates, with a capacity of 500 people each. There will only be 90 stalls available, so vendors will be put on a rotating fortnightly roster. |
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews and police minister Lisa Neville will give a press conference at 11am. The same time as the NSW update. | Victorian premier Daniel Andrews and police minister Lisa Neville will give a press conference at 11am. The same time as the NSW update. |