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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 Australia Covid live news update: riot police in Melbourne CBD as protesters gather; NSW records 1,022 cases, 10 deaths; Victoria records 603 cases, one death
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Gosh, we move on quickly from large areas of the state locking down nowadays! Victoria’s minister for jobs, innovation & trade, Martin Pakula, is speaking more about the protests and construction lockdown now:
Hazzard is now talking about this new childrens’ school holiday bubbles. Martin Foley is directly addressing the decision to suspend the construction sector for two weeks that came through last night.He says ongoing Covid outbreaks seeding into the regions and poor levels of compliance have played into the decision.
Brad Hazzard has confirmed that the Tweed, Byron Bay and Kempsey LGAs will go into lockdown from 5pm tonight: There are currently 403 direct cases linked to construction, across 186 construction sites.
Brad Hazzard says vaccinations have started to have a real effect on the state’s case numbers: Foley:
Victorian press conference:
Foley is turning to the vaccine rollout, which has recently expanded to 12 to 15-year-olds.
73.4% of Victorians have now received the first dose of a vaccine.44.4% are fully vaccinated.
Foley:
Brad Hazzard is asked if the Byron Bay case is a local:
NSW press conference:
Deputy CHO Dr Marianne Gale:
Victorian press conference:
Victorian health minister Martin Foley and chief health officer Brett Sutton are up now, confirming that there have been 603 new local cases overnight, and, sadly, one further death – a woman in her 70s from the Hume region.
There are now 6,000 active cases across the state.
There are 241 people being treated in hospital with Covid-19, including 60 in intensive care and 39 on ventilators. As of yesterday, 85% of cases in hospital had not received a vaccine, 13% were partially vaccinated and three were fully vaccinated.
There were 40,811 vaccine doses administered across state-run hubs, and 48,829 test results received.
It seems NSW Health is employing a similar vaccination tactic to supermarkets that put the school stationery right opposite the lollies and chocolate: harnessing the power of pestering children.
Brad Hazzard:Brad Hazzard:
NSW health minister Brad Hazzard is speaking now: he has confirmed that the state recorded 1,022 cases overnight. Tensions really do appear to be heating up at the Melbourne protests:
Sadly, 10 people infected with Covid-19 have died. NSW press conference:
We are just standing by now for the NSW press conference where health minister Brad Hazzard will announce the daily numbers. Fifteen-year-old Alyssa is speaking now about the positive impact the new school holiday bubbles will have on young people:
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. NSW press conference:
The northern NSW local health district confirmed last night a person had tested positive for the virus on Monday. Deputy chief health officer Marriane Gale is giving detail of the 10 people who died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours:
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. Melbourne protests:
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. Riot police have given protesters on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Victoria Parade in Melbourne’s CBD a final warning.
Here is the new Western Australian campaign encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get the jab: The protesters, who number more than 100 are chanting “freedom”, “fake news” and the national anthem.
Speaking of absent premiers on days of significant unrest ... This ... doesn’t seem ideal.
More from the Melbourne protests:
Gosh, we move on quickly from large areas of the state locking down nowadays!
Brad Hazzard is now talking about these new school holiday bubbles for children: