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Australia Covid live news update: NSW’s ‘friends bubble’ for school holidays; Victoria records 603 cases and one death as state braces for construction industry fallout Australia Covid live news update: NSW records 1,022 cases, 10 deaths as state allows ‘friends bubble’ for school holidays; Victoria records 603 cases, one death
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Victorians, a heads-up: you will be hearing from your health minister, treasurer and chief health officer at 11.15am when they step up for the daily press conference. Gosh, we move on quickly from large areas of the state locking down nowadays!
Did Christopher Nolan direct this? Hazzard is now talking about this new childrens’ school holiday bubbles.
It’s blog treat time! Brad Hazzard has confirmed that the Tweed, Byron Bay and Kempsey LGAs will go into lockdown from 5pm tonight:
Here’s look at some of the messages surrounding today’s gathering on the social media app Telegram, via the New Daily political editor Josh Butler: Brad Hazzard says vaccinations have started to have a real effect on the state’s case numbers:
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied reports that her state will not open up until 90% double vaccination, labelling them “misinformation”: Brad Hazzard:
Protesters have begun shouting “fuck the jab” as they gather near the CFMEU offices in the Melbourne CBD: NSW health minister Brad Hazzard is speaking now: he has confirmed that the state recorded 1,022 cases overnight.
Crowds are very much growing in Melbourne: Sadly, 10 people infected with Covid-19 have died.
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will wait and see how NSW reacts to the Covid-19 case discovered in the border communities of Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Ballina before she makes any call on the border bubble: We are just standing by now for the NSW press conference where health minister Brad Hazzard will announce the daily numbers.
The NSW-Queensland border bubble is also under threat with the revelation a person with Covid-19 was infectious in several northern NSW communities for two days.
The northern NSW local health district confirmed last night a person had tested positive for the virus on Monday.
Deputy premier John Barilaro said the Tweed and Byron areas may need to be locked down, with an announcement due at today’s press conference.
The infected person flew from Sydney to Ballina on Virgin Flight VA 1141 on Saturday and was infectious in the Byron, Ballina and Tweed areas until the positive test result on Monday.
Here is the new Western Australian campaign encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get the jab:
Speaking of absent premiers on days of significant unrest ...