Australia Covid news live: Scott Morrison to speak as NSW records 141 new cases and two deaths, including woman in her 30s
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Version 8 of 19. Follow all the latest updates, live Hello, it’s Justine Landis-Hanley here taking the blog back after a quick break. Thanks so much to my colleague and overall legend Matilda Boseley for keeping us all up to date on the news over lunch! We are just waiting for prime minister Scott Morrison to address reporters at a press conference slated for 1.15pm. We are just standing by now for prime minister Scott Morrison to step up for a press conference, no doubt to discuss the newly signed deal for additional 85m doses of the Pfizer vaccine to be delivered in 2022-23. Morrison said earlier the deal will provide every Australian with access to a booster vaccine, if required. Here is Jonathan Howcroft’s coverage on the Guardian Olympic live blog of that record-breaking swim: You can read more live coverage here: WORLD RECORD! Australia has just broken the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay. I’ll bring you more details in a second. Oh, not that surprising but the ACT has recorded no Covid-19 cases once again. Now there is plenty of bad news today, but the silver lining is Australia has just scored our first two medals at the Toyko Olympics. I mean they aren’t gold, but I’ll take it! Here is Kieran Pender reporting from the Games: You can read the full story below: Afternoon everyone, it’s Matilda Boseley with you here on the blog for the next little while. Jeroen Weimar has run through where the 11 new cases can be traced back to: Four are linked to Ms Frankie’s restaurant in Cremorne (three are diners who were there that night, and one is a household contact). Three are associated with Trinity Grammar (one of whom is a student). One case is at Basque Marsh Grammar, one case is associated with the West Gate Tunnel construction site, one is at Young and Jackson’s, and one is at AAMI park (and ALL those are household close contacts of other cases previously identified from those locations). But Weimar says the most significant activity for Victoria health today is the Lacrosse apartment building. Daniel Andrews is being pushed on exactly when Victorians can expect to learn if lockdown will lift as planned on Tuesday, especially after Saturday’s protest. Victorian testing commander Jeroen Weimar has confirmed seven people in Victoria have been hospitalised, two are in the ICU and one requires a ventilator. Andrews also said that we are seeing people test positive for Covid-19 on day 13 or day 14 after coming into contact with the virus, “so this is a very live issue, a very challenging issue”. Andrews has condemned the lockdown protesters. The premier suggested any significant spread of Covid from an event like that could lead to lockdowns being extended. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says it’s too early to announce if the state’s lockdown will lift on Tuesday. The state recorded 11 cases overnight, but all were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period and all have been linked to existing outbreaks. Andrews: NOW turning to the press conference that took place (simultaneously, grr) in Victoria... |