Annastacia Palaszczuk’s proposal to move hotel quarantine to the state’s mining camps has been called into question over possible health risks. Queensland’s ‘voice of the bush’ Robbie Katter says the regions are willing to chip in and help solve the state’s quarantine drama, but fears...
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Senior politicians say Qld quarantine move a health risk
Queensland’s ‘voice of the bush’ Robbie Katter says the regions are willing to chip in and help solve the state’s quarantine drama, but fears moving returning travellers to mining camps greatly risks vulnerable communities. The Katter Australian Party leader said towns such as Cloncurry in...
Victoria records no new coronavirus cases
Victoria has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Thursday as more than 16,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours. The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed no new infections in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. There are...
China fear at new ‘silent’ COVID surge
Chinese authorities are increasingly concerned about a pronounced uptick in coronavirus cases in the country, which has led to 22 million people being put into a fresh lockdown. A big worry is many of the cases are relatively close to Beijing and its 21 million...
Millions in lockdown after China virus surge
For the last few months China has been enjoying a return to normality after largely eliminating the COVID-19 virus. Just three weeks ago pictures emerged showing packed nightclubs, bars and restaurants in the city of Wuhan, where coronavirus was first identified in late 2019. But...
Victoria records no new coronavirus cases
Victoria has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Wednesday as more than 17,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours. The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed three new infections in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. There are...
Victoria records no new coronavirus cases
Victoria has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Monday as more than 18,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours. The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed one new infection in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. There are...
Flight crew member tests positive
An international flight crew member has tested positive to coronavirus as Victoria recorded six new cases on Sunday, albeit all in hotel quarantine. An international flight crew member has tested positive to coronavirus as Victoria recorded six new cases on Sunday, albeit all in hotel...
Three new cases in NSW
NSW has recorded another three new cases of locally acquired coronavirus, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. Of the new cases, two were close contacts of Berala cluster and the other was a close contact of someone from the northern beaches and is associated with the...
Three new virus cases in NSW
NSW recorded another three new cases of coronavirus that were spread in the community including one in the newly reopened northern beaches. NSW has recorded another three new cases of locally acquired coronavirus, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. Of the new cases, two were close...