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| Australia Covid live news update: Victoria’s daily case numbers officially overtake NSW; new Qld restrictions after four local cases | Australia Covid live news update: Victoria’s daily case numbers officially overtake NSW; new Qld restrictions after four local cases |
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| Follow the latest updates live | Follow the latest updates live |
| You may have seen earlier that Byron and Tweed LGAs would be coming out of lockdown as planned. Worth noting that Byron has a first dose percentage rate of only a shade above 60%, one of the lowest in NSW. | |
| Here is a full report from AAP about the news from earlier today about approval for home testing: | |
| Thank you Mostafa Rachwani. Tuesday, more like News-day amirite? | |
| OK and with that, I will leave you with the always excellent Nino Bucci to cover the rest of the day’s news, thanks for reading. | |
| Matson also said Victoria had growing cases in the west and south-east. She asked Victorians in the east to “remain vigilant” after cases appeared in Knox and the Yarra Ranges. | |
| The four deaths were a man in his 80s from Whittlesea, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s, both from Hume, and a woman from Whittlesea, her age unknown. | The four deaths were a man in his 80s from Whittlesea, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s, both from Hume, and a woman from Whittlesea, her age unknown. |
| The state is expected to hit its goal of having 80% first dose vaccination of those aged 16+ by the end of Tuesday. | The state is expected to hit its goal of having 80% first dose vaccination of those aged 16+ by the end of Tuesday. |
| Victoria health minister Martin Foley also announced Victorians would take part in a home quarantine pilot program, which will include some people already isolating and involves taking a daily selfie. | Victoria health minister Martin Foley also announced Victorians would take part in a home quarantine pilot program, which will include some people already isolating and involves taking a daily selfie. |
| So earlier at the NSW presser, the federal government’s announcement of the approval of rapid antigen tests came up, with the deputy CHO welcoming their introduction. | So earlier at the NSW presser, the federal government’s announcement of the approval of rapid antigen tests came up, with the deputy CHO welcoming their introduction. |
| NSW Health’s Marianne Gale said the tests will be “part of a toolkit” of measures used to counter the pandemic, but both Gale and Hazzard said that details will be revealed in due time. | NSW Health’s Marianne Gale said the tests will be “part of a toolkit” of measures used to counter the pandemic, but both Gale and Hazzard said that details will be revealed in due time. |
| Gale, though, said that implementing them may be “operationally challenging”: | Gale, though, said that implementing them may be “operationally challenging”: |
| Victorian health minister Martin Foley said the extra cases had been notified: | Victorian health minister Martin Foley said the extra cases had been notified: |
| Health deputy secretary Kate Matson said more than 50% of Tuesday cases are in the northern suburbs, including 270 in Hume, 125 in Whittlesea and 88 in Moreland. | |
| There are now 375 people in hospital in Victoria being treated for Covid-19 and, of those, 81 are in intensive care and 61 are on a ventilator. | There are now 375 people in hospital in Victoria being treated for Covid-19 and, of those, 81 are in intensive care and 61 are on a ventilator. |
| The Australian Capital Territory has recorded 13 new locally acquired cases today: | The Australian Capital Territory has recorded 13 new locally acquired cases today: |
| Victoria has overtaken New South Wales in daily case numbers, recording its highest total since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. | Victoria has overtaken New South Wales in daily case numbers, recording its highest total since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. |
| On Tuesday Victoria recorded 867 new, locally acquired cases and four deaths. | On Tuesday Victoria recorded 867 new, locally acquired cases and four deaths. |
| A software malfunction at the weekend in Victoria meant 149 cases were not counted in the overall numbers. | A software malfunction at the weekend in Victoria meant 149 cases were not counted in the overall numbers. |
| This included 140 cases that have now been added to Monday’s case numbers. The additional cases mean Victoria, which recorded 845 cases on Monday, surpassed NSW, which had 787, for the first time during this outbreak. | This included 140 cases that have now been added to Monday’s case numbers. The additional cases mean Victoria, which recorded 845 cases on Monday, surpassed NSW, which had 787, for the first time during this outbreak. |
| Brad Hazzard also confirmed at his presser that some regional areas could also be issued stay-at-home orders. | Brad Hazzard also confirmed at his presser that some regional areas could also be issued stay-at-home orders. |
| He has explained that essentially there is a bit of a crossover occurring, wherein some unvaccinated people in regional LGAs may be going into lockdown after 11 October, when the unvaccinated face restrictions across the state. | He has explained that essentially there is a bit of a crossover occurring, wherein some unvaccinated people in regional LGAs may be going into lockdown after 11 October, when the unvaccinated face restrictions across the state. |
| That would come after these areas have few restrictions, resulting in a backwards step for them. | That would come after these areas have few restrictions, resulting in a backwards step for them. |
| Hazzard just puts it down to the pandemic itself: | Hazzard just puts it down to the pandemic itself: |
| NSW health minister Brad Hazzard and police commissioner Mick Fuller appear to be at odds over who will be enforcing public health orders restricting access to businesses and venues for unvaccinated residents. NSW is preparing to make a series of public health orders imposing continued restrictions for unvaccinated Australians, though it has signalled they will largely be eased from 1 December. | NSW health minister Brad Hazzard and police commissioner Mick Fuller appear to be at odds over who will be enforcing public health orders restricting access to businesses and venues for unvaccinated residents. NSW is preparing to make a series of public health orders imposing continued restrictions for unvaccinated Australians, though it has signalled they will largely be eased from 1 December. |
| The plan has raised the prospect of business and venue owners enforcing restricted entry on unvaccinated patrons. Earlier Fuller said his officers won’t be checking the vaccination status of those out in public from 11 October. But Hazzard has just contradicted that position. Hazzard said he had not seen Fuller’s comments but said breaching a public health order is a crime, making police responsible for enforcement: | The plan has raised the prospect of business and venue owners enforcing restricted entry on unvaccinated patrons. Earlier Fuller said his officers won’t be checking the vaccination status of those out in public from 11 October. But Hazzard has just contradicted that position. Hazzard said he had not seen Fuller’s comments but said breaching a public health order is a crime, making police responsible for enforcement: |
| Hazzard said it was not proposed that business owners would be fined if they allowed unvaccinated people into their premises. When asked why a business owner would bother having a fight with an unvaccinated customer if they would face no punishment, he said the media was “obsessing” over “minutiae”. | Hazzard said it was not proposed that business owners would be fined if they allowed unvaccinated people into their premises. When asked why a business owner would bother having a fight with an unvaccinated customer if they would face no punishment, he said the media was “obsessing” over “minutiae”. |
| On that note, Brad Hazzard is asked about regional areas where access to the vaccine has not been as good as many areas in metropolitan Sydney, and he said he had some “sympathy” for the view: | On that note, Brad Hazzard is asked about regional areas where access to the vaccine has not been as good as many areas in metropolitan Sydney, and he said he had some “sympathy” for the view: |
| Brad Hazzard is asked again about what he thinks of the commentary surrounding the freedoms unvaccinated people will have in NSW in December, and he gave a typically Hazzardesque answer: | Brad Hazzard is asked again about what he thinks of the commentary surrounding the freedoms unvaccinated people will have in NSW in December, and he gave a typically Hazzardesque answer: |
| We are also on standby for the Covid update from Victoria, due in two minutes. | We are also on standby for the Covid update from Victoria, due in two minutes. |
| Brad Hazzard is asked about hospitals and the rising number of people being infected at them: | Brad Hazzard is asked about hospitals and the rising number of people being infected at them: |
| Brad Hazzard has also revealed that lifesaving breast screening services run by BreastScreen NSW will resume soon. | Brad Hazzard has also revealed that lifesaving breast screening services run by BreastScreen NSW will resume soon. |
| Services were cut back due to the Delta outbreak but BreastScreen NSW director Sarah McGill said they would on a case-by-case basis, based on an assessment of risk: | Services were cut back due to the Delta outbreak but BreastScreen NSW director Sarah McGill said they would on a case-by-case basis, based on an assessment of risk: |