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| Covid Australia live updates: three more blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca vaccine including 80-year-old | Covid Australia live updates: three more blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca vaccine including 80-year-old |
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| Western Australian premier Mark McGowan announces a snap three-day lockdown for Perth and Peel | Western Australian premier Mark McGowan announces a snap three-day lockdown for Perth and Peel |
| As Perth and the Peel region prepare to enter lockdown for the Anzac Day long weekend, I wish you all good luck and to stay safe. We are wrapping up the blog for this evening, but here’s what made the news today: | |
| Anzac Day services have been called off after the Western Australian premier. Mark McGowan, announced Perth and the Peel region will go into lockdown for three days until Monday night. | |
| A man who spent five days in Perth after leaving hotel quarantine tested positive upon his arrival in Melbourne. | |
| So far only a friend of the man who was identified as a close contact has tested positive, but contact tracing is still under way. | |
| Victoria has required anyone on the same Qantas flight to get tested and isolate for 14 days, while people who were in Terminal One of the airport between 6.30pm and 7.30pm are required to get tested and isolated until a negative result is received. | |
| New Zealand has paused flights between Perth and NZ. | |
| Three more blood clot cases in Australia have been linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. | |
| Approximately 9% of Australian adults are now vaccinated for Covid-19. | |
| The Nationals MP George Christensen has announced he will not contest the next election. | |
| Despite one case being an 80-year-old man, the TGA says the three new cases are consistent with data from Australia and internationally that the majority of cases are observed in people under 50, and the risk of blood clots appears to be lower in older adults: | Despite one case being an 80-year-old man, the TGA says the three new cases are consistent with data from Australia and internationally that the majority of cases are observed in people under 50, and the risk of blood clots appears to be lower in older adults: |
| The Vaccine Safety Investigation Group in the Therapeutic Goods Administration has concluded that three new cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), or blood clots, are likely linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. | The Vaccine Safety Investigation Group in the Therapeutic Goods Administration has concluded that three new cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), or blood clots, are likely linked to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. |
| The cases were in a 35-year-old NSW woman, a 49-year-old Queensland man and an 80-year-old Victorian man. Symptom onset ranged from 9 to 26 days after vaccination. | The cases were in a 35-year-old NSW woman, a 49-year-old Queensland man and an 80-year-old Victorian man. Symptom onset ranged from 9 to 26 days after vaccination. |
| All three patients are clinically stable, have responded well to treatment and are recovering. While meeting the international and UK criteria, two of the three cases appear to be milder forms of the syndrome that were recognised very early by the treating health professionals and are responding well to treatment, and in one of the cases platelet counts were depressed to a limited extent and the patient developed symptoms unusually late (26 days after vaccination). | All three patients are clinically stable, have responded well to treatment and are recovering. While meeting the international and UK criteria, two of the three cases appear to be milder forms of the syndrome that were recognised very early by the treating health professionals and are responding well to treatment, and in one of the cases platelet counts were depressed to a limited extent and the patient developed symptoms unusually late (26 days after vaccination). |
| These take the total Australian reports of TTS following the AstraZeneca vaccine to six. Five cases are in people aged less than 50 years, who were vaccinated prior to the decision to recommend the vaccine only to those aged over 50. | These take the total Australian reports of TTS following the AstraZeneca vaccine to six. Five cases are in people aged less than 50 years, who were vaccinated prior to the decision to recommend the vaccine only to those aged over 50. |
| New Zealand’s Covid response minister, Chris Hipkins, says as per the trans-Tasman bubble protocols, travel between Western Australia and New Zealand will be paused pending further advice from the WA government. | New Zealand’s Covid response minister, Chris Hipkins, says as per the trans-Tasman bubble protocols, travel between Western Australia and New Zealand will be paused pending further advice from the WA government. |
| A flight that was due to leave Perth for NZ later tonight will now not be leaving, and New Zealanders in Perth are asked to follow the local advice. | A flight that was due to leave Perth for NZ later tonight will now not be leaving, and New Zealanders in Perth are asked to follow the local advice. |
| He says no one on the Perth to Melbourne flight on Wednesday with the Covid-positive passenger travelled on to NZ. | He says no one on the Perth to Melbourne flight on Wednesday with the Covid-positive passenger travelled on to NZ. |
| Hipkins: | Hipkins: |
| Supermarkets remain open during the Perth lockdown but as we have seen every time this happens, people still rush to the supermarkets. They’re not currently instituting purchasing limits, either. | Supermarkets remain open during the Perth lockdown but as we have seen every time this happens, people still rush to the supermarkets. They’re not currently instituting purchasing limits, either. |
| Coles state general manager for Western Australia, Pat Zanetti: | Coles state general manager for Western Australia, Pat Zanetti: |
| NSW Health will screen people arriving from Perth at Sydney airport to determine if they’ve visited any of the venues of concern in WA. | NSW Health will screen people arriving from Perth at Sydney airport to determine if they’ve visited any of the venues of concern in WA. |
| Those people will be asked to get tested and isolate until they get a negative result. | Those people will be asked to get tested and isolate until they get a negative result. |
| Anyone arriving to Sydney after midnight tonight from WA must complete a declaration form from the Service NSW site stating they haven’t been at a venue of concern. The forms are not up yet but the department says they will be available soon. | Anyone arriving to Sydney after midnight tonight from WA must complete a declaration form from the Service NSW site stating they haven’t been at a venue of concern. The forms are not up yet but the department says they will be available soon. |
| Conservationists say Australia’s unique marine ecosystems have a “fighting chance” of surviving an onslaught from climate change, pollution and overfishing after the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced $100m for ocean protection. | Conservationists say Australia’s unique marine ecosystems have a “fighting chance” of surviving an onslaught from climate change, pollution and overfishing after the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced $100m for ocean protection. |
| The Victorian government has declared QF778 from Perth to Melbourne on Wednesday 21 April as a tier 1 exposure site, meaning anyone on that flight needs to get tested and isolate for 14 days. | |
| After reviewing CCTV and conducting interviews, the entire terminal one at Melbourne airport between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on the same date is now considered a tier 2 exposure site. | After reviewing CCTV and conducting interviews, the entire terminal one at Melbourne airport between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on the same date is now considered a tier 2 exposure site. |
| People who were in the terminal at this time will need to get tested and isolate until a negative result returns. | People who were in the terminal at this time will need to get tested and isolate until a negative result returns. |
| More locations may be added, the department has warned. But worth remembering the man went straight into isolation from the airport. | More locations may be added, the department has warned. But worth remembering the man went straight into isolation from the airport. |
| There are at least 10 venues associated with the Melbourne man in Perth, but contact tracing is still under way: | There are at least 10 venues associated with the Melbourne man in Perth, but contact tracing is still under way: |
| Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA 17/04/2021 – 21/04/2021 | Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA 17/04/2021 – 21/04/2021 |
| Qantas domestic terminal (T3 - T4) 21/04/2021 11am – 1pm | Qantas domestic terminal (T3 - T4) 21/04/2021 11am – 1pm |
| Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA – Dining Hall 21/04/2021 7am – 9am | Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA – Dining Hall 21/04/2021 7am – 9am |
| Northbridge: City China Garden 20/04/2021 5pm – 8pm | Northbridge: City China Garden 20/04/2021 5pm – 8pm |
| Northbridge: Good Fortune Roast Duck House 19/04/2021 5pm – 8pm | Northbridge: Good Fortune Roast Duck House 19/04/2021 5pm – 8pm |
| Subiaco: Fortune Acupuncture Chinese Medical Clinic 19/04/2021 1.30pm – 3pm | Subiaco: Fortune Acupuncture Chinese Medical Clinic 19/04/2021 1.30pm – 3pm |
| Kardinya: Kitchen Inn (takeaway) 19/04/2021 midday – 1.00pm | Kardinya: Kitchen Inn (takeaway) 19/04/2021 midday – 1.00pm |
| Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA – Dining Hall 19/04/2021 7am – 9am | Crawley: St Catherine’s College, UWA – Dining Hall 19/04/2021 7am – 9am |
| Kardinya: Kitchen Inn 18/04/2021 midday – 2pm | Kardinya: Kitchen Inn 18/04/2021 midday – 2pm |
| Mount Pleasant: Brentwood Deli 18/04/2021 8.30am – 9.30am | Mount Pleasant: Brentwood Deli 18/04/2021 8.30am – 9.30am |
| East Victoria Park: Bananabro 17/04/2021 5.30pm – 8pm | East Victoria Park: Bananabro 17/04/2021 5.30pm – 8pm |
| Here’s what Victorian health authorities are saying about the man from Perth who tested positive after arriving back in Victoria: | Here’s what Victorian health authorities are saying about the man from Perth who tested positive after arriving back in Victoria: |
| Face masks will be required while exercising outdoors in Perth and the Peel region, unless it is high exertion. FIFO workers will still be able to leave for work. | Face masks will be required while exercising outdoors in Perth and the Peel region, unless it is high exertion. FIFO workers will still be able to leave for work. |
| WA premier Mark McGowan says they will ramp up testing over the weekend, and then make decisions on Monday about whether the lockdown is extended or if other rules are brought in. | WA premier Mark McGowan says they will ramp up testing over the weekend, and then make decisions on Monday about whether the lockdown is extended or if other rules are brought in. |
| Mark McGowan is increasingly pointed about how quarantine is not a responsibility of the states: | Mark McGowan is increasingly pointed about how quarantine is not a responsibility of the states: |
| Labor leader Anthony Albanese points out lockdowns are only still happening because the vaccine roll-out has been so slow in Australia. | Labor leader Anthony Albanese points out lockdowns are only still happening because the vaccine roll-out has been so slow in Australia. |
| Mark McGowan repeats that outbreaks from hotel quarantine are the risk of having Australians return from overseas. He says hotels are not designed for quarantine, and are full of hundreds of people coming back to Australia. | Mark McGowan repeats that outbreaks from hotel quarantine are the risk of having Australians return from overseas. He says hotels are not designed for quarantine, and are full of hundreds of people coming back to Australia. |
| He points out all the changes they’ve made including HEPA air filters in the hotels, requiring all hotel staff to only work one job, for them to be vaccinated, and to get daily tests, but he says Covid is “insidious”. | He points out all the changes they’ve made including HEPA air filters in the hotels, requiring all hotel staff to only work one job, for them to be vaccinated, and to get daily tests, but he says Covid is “insidious”. |
| He says they’re still trying to make the hotels fit for purpose on the basis of the last report WA had on the hotel quarantine program, but those upgrades were happening while people were still coming back through the system. | He says they’re still trying to make the hotels fit for purpose on the basis of the last report WA had on the hotel quarantine program, but those upgrades were happening while people were still coming back through the system. |