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| Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records six deaths and 384 Covid-19 cases and NSW 14 new cases – latest news | Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records six deaths and 384 Covid-19 cases and NSW 14 new cases – latest news |
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| State suspends non-urgent elective surgery as Covid-19 cases in nursing homes rises, while NSW announces 14 new cases. Follow live updates | State suspends non-urgent elective surgery as Covid-19 cases in nursing homes rises, while NSW announces 14 new cases. Follow live updates |
| We’ll leave it there for today. Thanks for reading. We’ll see you tomorrow. Stay safe, and if you’re in Melbourne, wear a mask. | |
| Let’s take a look at some of today’s main developments. | |
| Victoria recorded 384 new cases and six more deaths. | |
| Victoria suspended non-urgent elective surgeries to prepares hospitals to take residents from aged care homes, where there are now more than 700 cases related to the sector. | |
| One of Scott Morrison’s advisers has gone into self-quarantine after attending a Potts Point restaurant that is linked to a case. The PM is currently cleared to continue his schedule. | |
| NSW recorded 14 new cases. | |
| Six people were fined at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney. | |
| Australia will send an Ausmat medical team to Papua New Guinea as the country braces for the effects of a concerning rise in Covid-19 cases. | |
| It comes in response to a request from PNG for international assistance, according to a statement from acting foreign minister, Simon Birmingham, health minister Greg Hunt, and international development minister Alex Hawke. | |
| The minister said a further deployment was also in the planning stages. | |
| PNG has declared a state of emergency and placed Port Moresby into lockdown. | |
| In regards to Nico Louw, the prime minister’s office says the following: | In regards to Nico Louw, the prime minister’s office says the following: |
| The comment from DFAT relates to this story reported by the Guardian earlier today. | The comment from DFAT relates to this story reported by the Guardian earlier today. |
| NSW Health advises that a public health alert for the Apollo restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Potts Point has been extended by one day. | NSW Health advises that a public health alert for the Apollo restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Potts Point has been extended by one day. |
| It says: | It says: |
| NSW Health says there are three new cases today linked to the Potts Point area cluster. One of the cases visited the Cruising Yacht Club Australia, which has been closed for deep cleaning. | NSW Health says there are three new cases today linked to the Potts Point area cluster. One of the cases visited the Cruising Yacht Club Australia, which has been closed for deep cleaning. |
| The following story is just in through the AAP newswire. | The following story is just in through the AAP newswire. |
| Sally McManus, the secretary of the ACTU, has offered some criticisms of the Victorian government’s $1,500 Worker Support Payment, which is aimed at encouraging workers to get tested and isolate. | Sally McManus, the secretary of the ACTU, has offered some criticisms of the Victorian government’s $1,500 Worker Support Payment, which is aimed at encouraging workers to get tested and isolate. |
| She notes a story in the Guardian from 10 July which found only 100 people had accessed the payment. That figure has increased slightly since then, but the premier, Daniel Andrews, is yet to provide the latest data on how many payments have been provided. | She notes a story in the Guardian from 10 July which found only 100 people had accessed the payment. That figure has increased slightly since then, but the premier, Daniel Andrews, is yet to provide the latest data on how many payments have been provided. |
| McManus tells ABC Radio Melbourne: | McManus tells ABC Radio Melbourne: |
| She says one of the problems was likely the decision to “try and invent some new mechanism”. She also notes that the rate of the payment, at $1,500, means most workers would still be foregoing money if they missed two weeks’ work. | She says one of the problems was likely the decision to “try and invent some new mechanism”. She also notes that the rate of the payment, at $1,500, means most workers would still be foregoing money if they missed two weeks’ work. |
| The ACTU has been calling for paid pandemic leave. | The ACTU has been calling for paid pandemic leave. |
| The government has since made changes to the payment, including a second $300 payment for people to isolate while they are waiting for their test results. | The government has since made changes to the payment, including a second $300 payment for people to isolate while they are waiting for their test results. |
| The Australian share market has given up its early gains to close lower, despite gold prices surging to a fresh all-time high and coming close to the breaking $US2,000 an ounce, AAP reports. | The Australian share market has given up its early gains to close lower, despite gold prices surging to a fresh all-time high and coming close to the breaking $US2,000 an ounce, AAP reports. |
| After being up as much as 0.9% early, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Tuesday down 23.7 points, or 0.39%, at 6,020.5 points, while the All Ordinaries index closed down 22.8 points, or 0.37%, at 6,146.8. | After being up as much as 0.9% early, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Tuesday down 23.7 points, or 0.39%, at 6,020.5 points, while the All Ordinaries index closed down 22.8 points, or 0.37%, at 6,146.8. |
| Guardian Australia has been running a series called Joining the Job Queue where people who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 speak about how it has affected them, financially and emotionally. | Guardian Australia has been running a series called Joining the Job Queue where people who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 speak about how it has affected them, financially and emotionally. |
| This is the latest piece. | This is the latest piece. |
| Migrants drove more than a quarter of regional Australia’s population growth before the coronavirus pandemic forced border closures, AAP reports. | Migrants drove more than a quarter of regional Australia’s population growth before the coronavirus pandemic forced border closures, AAP reports. |
| Treasury’s Centre for Population officials on Tuesday told a parliamentary inquiry that overseas migration was behind 26% of regional population growth nationally. | Treasury’s Centre for Population officials on Tuesday told a parliamentary inquiry that overseas migration was behind 26% of regional population growth nationally. |
| In certain areas the figure was more than 50%. | In certain areas the figure was more than 50%. |
| Those included New England and Riverina in NSW, Warrnambool in south-east Victoria and the north-west region of that state. | Those included New England and Riverina in NSW, Warrnambool in south-east Victoria and the north-west region of that state. |
| Migrants were also responsible for about half of all migration to WA’s wheat belt and resource-rich southern outback. | Migrants were also responsible for about half of all migration to WA’s wheat belt and resource-rich southern outback. |
| In Queensland, overseas migrants to Toowoomba and Cairns represented around 30% of all growth, while in the Sunshine Coast and Darling Downs it was closer to the national average. | In Queensland, overseas migrants to Toowoomba and Cairns represented around 30% of all growth, while in the Sunshine Coast and Darling Downs it was closer to the national average. |
| A staff member at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the organisation to close all of its sites today. | A staff member at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the organisation to close all of its sites today. |
| In a statement, the ASRC said it closed all its sites this morning for terminal cleans and that staff would get “appropriate leave and full pay” for those who need to get tested or self-isolate. | In a statement, the ASRC said it closed all its sites this morning for terminal cleans and that staff would get “appropriate leave and full pay” for those who need to get tested or self-isolate. |
| The ASRC chief executive, Kon Karapanagiotidis, said: | The ASRC chief executive, Kon Karapanagiotidis, said: |
| The excellent folks at Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast today looked at the long-term effects of Covid-19. | The excellent folks at Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast today looked at the long-term effects of Covid-19. |
| My colleague, Melissa Davey, explains what we know about the so-called “long-haulers”, people who have continued to experience debilitating symptoms of Covid-19 months after contracting the virus. | My colleague, Melissa Davey, explains what we know about the so-called “long-haulers”, people who have continued to experience debilitating symptoms of Covid-19 months after contracting the virus. |
| The peak body for non-profit aged care providers, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), says residents should be transferred to hospital at “the first instance in order to prevent major outbreaks and maximise chances of survival”. | The peak body for non-profit aged care providers, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), says residents should be transferred to hospital at “the first instance in order to prevent major outbreaks and maximise chances of survival”. |
| ACSA CEO Patricia Sparrow said: | ACSA CEO Patricia Sparrow said: |
| It’s a strange world we live in. | It’s a strange world we live in. |
| A Fitness First gym in Kings Cross underwent deep cleaning after a person with Covid-19 attended a class at the centre on 20 July. | A Fitness First gym in Kings Cross underwent deep cleaning after a person with Covid-19 attended a class at the centre on 20 July. |
| A statement from Fitness First said: | A statement from Fitness First said: |
| Fitness First said the club remained open and safe. | Fitness First said the club remained open and safe. |