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| Australia Covid live update: Josh Frydenberg to speak in Melbourne; dozens of exposure sites in Queensland; Victoria records 11 new local cases | |
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| Follow latest updates live | Follow latest updates live |
| The number of patients being admitted to hospital with severe liver injuries caused by herbal and dietary supplements claiming to promote muscle growth or weight loss is increasing, with some people harmed so severely they required a liver transplant. | |
| A study led by Dr Emily Nash from the Royal Prince Alfred hospital examined hospital records of 184 adults admitted to the AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre with drug-induced liver injury between 2009 and 2020. She and her co-authors found liver injury cases linked to herbal and dietary supplements increased from two out of 11 patients (15%) during 2009–11, to 10 out of 19 patients (47%) during 2018–20. | |
| Liver injury from overdose from paracetamol, a widely used medication to treat fever and pain, and antibiotics, is common, and the authors found 115 patients with paracetamol-related drug-induced liver injury during the study period. Of the 69 with non-paracetamol liver injury, 19 cases involved antibiotics, 15 involved herbal and dietary supplements, and the rest involved anti-tuberculosis or anti-cancer medications. | |
| You can read the full report below: | |
| Oh, if you want updates on day three of the Olympics by the way, look no further than the Guardian Toyko live blog! | |
| It’s being run by the fantastic Tom Lutz who know far, far more about the games than me, who only just learnt handball was a sport yesterday. | |
| Also speaking of press conferences, it looks like Steven Marshall will be standing up to update SA residents at 11am ACST, which is 11.30 AEST, on whether the state’s lockdown will end on Tuesday. | Also speaking of press conferences, it looks like Steven Marshall will be standing up to update SA residents at 11am ACST, which is 11.30 AEST, on whether the state’s lockdown will end on Tuesday. |
| No surprises here but Gladys Berejiklian will be giving the NSW Covid-19 daily update at 11am. | |
| Liberal ministers boasted that they had “secured” funding for commuter car parks, despite the infrastructure department later claiming they were election commitments. | Liberal ministers boasted that they had “secured” funding for commuter car parks, despite the infrastructure department later claiming they were election commitments. |
| Labor has seized on the social media posts of David Coleman, Michael Sukkar and the then urban infrastructure minister, Alan Tudge, to argue that spending had already been locked in as a decision of government before the campaign, rather than being contingent on Coalition victory. | Labor has seized on the social media posts of David Coleman, Michael Sukkar and the then urban infrastructure minister, Alan Tudge, to argue that spending had already been locked in as a decision of government before the campaign, rather than being contingent on Coalition victory. |
| The social media posts call into question the department’s defence of the program, that most of the projects were election commitments, which the finance minister, Simon Birmingham, has said meant “the Australian people had their chance” to judge it and had “voted the government back in”. | The social media posts call into question the department’s defence of the program, that most of the projects were election commitments, which the finance minister, Simon Birmingham, has said meant “the Australian people had their chance” to judge it and had “voted the government back in”. |
| Labor is seeking to open a new inquiry into the $660m commuter car parks within the $4.8bn urban congestion fund, urging the joint committee of public accounts and audit to investigate, partly because Tudge is yet to explain his handling of the program. | Labor is seeking to open a new inquiry into the $660m commuter car parks within the $4.8bn urban congestion fund, urging the joint committee of public accounts and audit to investigate, partly because Tudge is yet to explain his handling of the program. |
| You can read the full report below: | You can read the full report below: |
| New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has committed to getting New Zealanders home from parts of Australia, before they will be required to enter compulsory quarantine. | New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has committed to getting New Zealanders home from parts of Australia, before they will be required to enter compulsory quarantine. |
| New Zealand is shutting down the quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia for two months as the country grapples with a number of serious outbreaks of Covid-19. | New Zealand is shutting down the quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia for two months as the country grapples with a number of serious outbreaks of Covid-19. |
| Travellers who return before Friday will not be required to enter managed isolation, unless they are returning from NSW, but Ardern told TVNZ she is open to extending the period for those who miss out on “green flights” this week. | Travellers who return before Friday will not be required to enter managed isolation, unless they are returning from NSW, but Ardern told TVNZ she is open to extending the period for those who miss out on “green flights” this week. |
| Roughly 21,000 New Zealanders have left for Australia since the trans-Tasman bubble opened, but it is unclear how many of those have left permanently. | Roughly 21,000 New Zealanders have left for Australia since the trans-Tasman bubble opened, but it is unclear how many of those have left permanently. |
| Ardern told RNZ that “early suggestions are that we will be able to meet demand across the course of the week”. | Ardern told RNZ that “early suggestions are that we will be able to meet demand across the course of the week”. |
| The government will assess capacity and demand on Wednesday, to determine if it needs to extend the quarantine-free travel period. | The government will assess capacity and demand on Wednesday, to determine if it needs to extend the quarantine-free travel period. |
| An update on Victoria Police’s efforts to identify all those who attended the anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Saturday. | An update on Victoria Police’s efforts to identify all those who attended the anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Saturday. |
| FYI to anyone whose first language is Arabic or Vietnamese! | FYI to anyone whose first language is Arabic or Vietnamese! |
| The NSW premier was also asked what else she’s got in her “kit bag” if the current greater Sydney lockdown by it’s self isn’t enough to contain the Delta variant. | The NSW premier was also asked what else she’s got in her “kit bag” if the current greater Sydney lockdown by it’s self isn’t enough to contain the Delta variant. |
| NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has (kind of) shot down reports this morning that the greater Sydney lockdown will be extended until September. | NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has (kind of) shot down reports this morning that the greater Sydney lockdown will be extended until September. |
| She was asked about these rumours on Sunrise this morning. | She was asked about these rumours on Sunrise this morning. |
| Gold Coast and northern Brisbane residents are being urged to self-isolate and get tested if they have Covid-19 symptoms after two positive cases were infectious in the community, reports Marty Silk from AAP. | Gold Coast and northern Brisbane residents are being urged to self-isolate and get tested if they have Covid-19 symptoms after two positive cases were infectious in the community, reports Marty Silk from AAP. |
| A NSW man allegedly breached Covid-19 rules in Sydney to fly to Ballina where he was picked up by a flight attendant and drove into Queensland on 14 July. | A NSW man allegedly breached Covid-19 rules in Sydney to fly to Ballina where he was picked up by a flight attendant and drove into Queensland on 14 July. |
| The pair have been infectious in the community since then, with Queensland Health adding 37 new Covid-19 exposure sites across the northern Gold Coast and in Brisbane suburbs of Chermside, Banyo and Nundah. | The pair have been infectious in the community since then, with Queensland Health adding 37 new Covid-19 exposure sites across the northern Gold Coast and in Brisbane suburbs of Chermside, Banyo and Nundah. |
| The NSW man initially received a negative test result but allegedly failed to follow health orders to continue to self-isolate and caught Virgin flight VA1139 from Sydney to Ballina in northern NSW on 14 July. | The NSW man initially received a negative test result but allegedly failed to follow health orders to continue to self-isolate and caught Virgin flight VA1139 from Sydney to Ballina in northern NSW on 14 July. |
| He then travelled across the Queensland border by car with the QantasLink flight attendant, who tested positive for Covid on Friday. It was later confirmed he was in fact Covid-positive and had received a false-negative test result. | He then travelled across the Queensland border by car with the QantasLink flight attendant, who tested positive for Covid on Friday. It was later confirmed he was in fact Covid-positive and had received a false-negative test result. |
| The matter has been referred to NSW police. | The matter has been referred to NSW police. |
| Deputy premier Steven Miles said on Sunday the flight attendant likely caught the virus from the man. Miles said anyone in Brisbane or the Gold Coast with respiratory symptoms should immediately get tested. | Deputy premier Steven Miles said on Sunday the flight attendant likely caught the virus from the man. Miles said anyone in Brisbane or the Gold Coast with respiratory symptoms should immediately get tested. |
| Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca has welcomed changes to the Australia Techincal Advisory Group on Immunisation’s advice, which now recommends everyone over 18 in the greater Sydney area should “strongly consider” getting vaccinated with any available vaccine, including AstraZeneca. | Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca has welcomed changes to the Australia Techincal Advisory Group on Immunisation’s advice, which now recommends everyone over 18 in the greater Sydney area should “strongly consider” getting vaccinated with any available vaccine, including AstraZeneca. |
| This change comes as Delta cases continue to spread in NSW, with a number of young people falling seriously ill from the virus, including a woman in her 30s with no preexisting condition who the NSW premier confirmed had died with Covid-related illness yesterday. | This change comes as Delta cases continue to spread in NSW, with a number of young people falling seriously ill from the virus, including a woman in her 30s with no preexisting condition who the NSW premier confirmed had died with Covid-related illness yesterday. |
| In wider Australia, the AstraZeneca vaccine is still only recommended to those over 60 years of age. | In wider Australia, the AstraZeneca vaccine is still only recommended to those over 60 years of age. |
| Here is what the company had to say about the change: | Here is what the company had to say about the change: |
| Federal arts minister Paul Fletcher has been out and about this morning spruiking the federal government’s announcement that Opera Australia will receive $4m in support from the Arts Sustainability Fund in order to ensure its survival. | Federal arts minister Paul Fletcher has been out and about this morning spruiking the federal government’s announcement that Opera Australia will receive $4m in support from the Arts Sustainability Fund in order to ensure its survival. |
| The company was left in dire straits after being forced to postpone its production of The Phantom of the Opera in both Sydney and Melbourne due to Covid-19 outbreaks. | The company was left in dire straits after being forced to postpone its production of The Phantom of the Opera in both Sydney and Melbourne due to Covid-19 outbreaks. |
| Fletcher spoke to ABC News Breakfast about this just before: | Fletcher spoke to ABC News Breakfast about this just before: |
| Western Australia is again on Covid-19 alert after a bulk carrier in waters off Perth reported it was carrying crew members with flu-like symptoms, reports AAP. | Western Australia is again on Covid-19 alert after a bulk carrier in waters off Perth reported it was carrying crew members with flu-like symptoms, reports AAP. |
| The Darya Krishna was on Monday morning travelling south off Yanchep, a coastal town about 56km north of Perth. | The Darya Krishna was on Monday morning travelling south off Yanchep, a coastal town about 56km north of Perth. |
| The vessel left Singapore on 18 July and was heading to Kwinana, south of the CBD, where it’s supposed to dock later in the day. | The vessel left Singapore on 18 July and was heading to Kwinana, south of the CBD, where it’s supposed to dock later in the day. |
| WA premier Mark McGowan said on Sunday it’s believed about four of the 20 crew on board had flu-like symptoms. | WA premier Mark McGowan said on Sunday it’s believed about four of the 20 crew on board had flu-like symptoms. |
| While none of the sick have been confirmed as having Covid-19, authorities are concerned because the ship had docked in the Indonesian port of Batam on its way to Australia. | While none of the sick have been confirmed as having Covid-19, authorities are concerned because the ship had docked in the Indonesian port of Batam on its way to Australia. |
| Indonesia is in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak that has so far resulted in more than 1,500 deaths since it began some weeks ago. The total number of infections is more than 3.1 million. | Indonesia is in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak that has so far resulted in more than 1,500 deaths since it began some weeks ago. The total number of infections is more than 3.1 million. |
| McGowan raised the issue of visiting ships at last Friday’s national cabinet meeting. | McGowan raised the issue of visiting ships at last Friday’s national cabinet meeting. |
| State and federal transport ministers agreed to examine what could be done in conjunction with major shipping companies, with a focus on preventing crew members from roaming the streets while in Indonesia. | State and federal transport ministers agreed to examine what could be done in conjunction with major shipping companies, with a focus on preventing crew members from roaming the streets while in Indonesia. |