Summary
- Authorities are urging people to avoid attending planned Black Lives Matter protests nationwide this weekend because of the risk it will lead to the spread of coronavirus.
- Seven new coronavirus cases have been confirmed nationwide today - four in New South Wales and three in Victoria. No new cases have been recorded in Queensland.
- A primary school in Melbourne's north has been closed for deep cleaning after a prep student tested positive for coronavirus.
- The NSW government is urging caution over the June long weekend after the lifting of restrictions on intrastate travel.
- New Zealand finally has a date for when it will achieve its lofty goal of elimination of COVID-19: June 15.
'All our gains are put at risk': Sutton warns against Black Lives Matter protest
By Paul Sakkal
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Saturday’s anti-racism protest has the potential to cause a spike in cases that risks the state’s pandemic response and warned police may issue fines to attendees.
Professor Sutton reiterated his advice to people to not attend the Black Lives Matter protest in the CBD, which about 20,000 have indicated their interest in attending.
“Clearly a protest breaks the public health directions,” he said.
"There is a risk that all the gains that have been made are put at risks by large gatherings… it takes a single individual who is infectious.”
“Now is not the time [to protest].”
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.Credit:Eddie Jim
Professor Sutton said police would be at the event and will use their discretion to fine people if necessary.
He said people who attend should practice physical distancing if possible, not share items, use hand sanitiser and wear masks. He acknowledged many of these things would not be practical.
Premier Daniel Andrews has also urged people to avoid attending the protest because of the risk it could lead to the spread of coronavirus.
"I'm not going to the protest, and I would suggest to other people they shouldn't go either," he said yesterday.
He said it was not safe to be out protesting: "let's not do anything on the weekend that compromises safety or spreads the virus".
"I understand the issue and how deeply held these views are and how sad people are about what has occurred overseas - and indeed what has occurred here in Australia - but let's not repeat the scenes out of the United States. That is not us, that is not our society and that is in no-one's interest," he said.
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Four new cases of coronavirus in New South Wales, all travellers in hotel quarantine
By Mary Ward
There have been four new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in NSW in the latest 24-hour reporting period, from 10,171 tests.
All of the new cases are travellers in hotel quarantine. The state's total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is now at 3110. There have been 2714 recoveries.
There are no COVID-19 patients in ICU in the state and 69 people are in hospital care.
Coronavirus 'exposing deep flaws' in Australia's medical device regulation
By Liam Mannix and Dana McCauley
The chaos of the COVID-19 crisis has exposed deep flaws in the way Australia regulates medical equipment, critics say.
Self-regulation for sellers of items including face masks has allowed "shonks" to exploit the system, some experts warn.
Items deemed 'low risk' by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia's medicines watchdog, are generally regulated on a "trust-based" system, according to Monash University Associate Professor Ken Harvey.
Dr Ken Harvey is a leading critic of Australia's drug regulation system.Credit:Eddie Jim
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'All our gains are put at risk': Sutton warns against Black Lives Matter protest
By Paul Sakkal
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Saturday’s anti-racism protest has the potential to cause a spike in cases that risks the state’s pandemic response and warned police may issue fines to attendees.
Professor Sutton reiterated his advice to people to not attend the Black Lives Matter protest in the CBD, which about 20,000 have indicated their interest in attending.
“Clearly a protest breaks the public health directions,” he said.
"There is a risk that all the gains that have been made are put at risks by large gatherings… it takes a single individual who is infectious.”
“Now is not the time [to protest].”
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.Credit:Eddie Jim
Professor Sutton said police would be at the event and will use their discretion to fine people if necessary.
He said people who attend should practice physical distancing if possible, not share items, use hand sanitiser and wear masks. He acknowledged many of these things would not be practical.
Premier Daniel Andrews has also urged people to avoid attending the protest because of the risk it could lead to the spread of coronavirus.
"I'm not going to the protest, and I would suggest to other people they shouldn't go either," he said yesterday.
He said it was not safe to be out protesting: "let's not do anything on the weekend that compromises safety or spreads the virus".
"I understand the issue and how deeply held these views are and how sad people are about what has occurred overseas - and indeed what has occurred here in Australia - but let's not repeat the scenes out of the United States. That is not us, that is not our society and that is in no-one's interest," he said.
Melbourne's inner-north and west are community transmission hotspots: Victoria's Chief Health Officer
Community transmission of coronavirus is currently concentrated in the inner-north and west of Melbourne, Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has said.
"I want to emphasise these areas appear to be the hotspots at the moment in Melbourne," he said.
He said people in these areas should self-isolate if they start experiencing symptoms and get tested.
As of Thursday, a total of 177 coronavirus cases in Victoria since the beginning of the outbreak were likely picked up from within the community. That's about 10 per cent of cases recorded statewide.
These are cases that were not returning travellers from overseas or people in contact with those already known to be infected.
Three new coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria
By Paul Sakkal
There were three new COVID-19 cases in Victoria recorded overnight, the state's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has said.
Of these, two were returned travellers in hotel quarantine and one was a prep student from Newbury Primary School in Craigieburn.
The student had no symptoms last week and developed symptoms over the weekend. The school is now closed for cleaning and will reopen next week.
Melbourne primary school closes after positive test
By Paul Sakkal
A primary school in Melbourne’s north has closed after a student contracted COVID-19.
Students will not attend Newbury Primary School in Craigieburn today as it undergoes a deep clean.
The prep student tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said at a press conference (which you can watch live in the video pinned to the top of this page).
He said the student was infected somewhere in the community but that the risk of transmission at the school itself was low.
The school’s answering machine confirms it is closed today.
Contact tracing is underway to determine close contacts of the student.
The Victorian Health Department will soon announce the details of the positive case.
WATCH LIVE: Victorian Chief Health Officer's coronavirus update
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton will be giving an update shortly on the state's coronavirus situation.
Chances are the closure of a primary school in Melbourne's north for deep cleaning will be mentioned. There will likely be questions about tomorrow's planned Black Lives Matter protest as well, which Professor Sutton urged people not to attend because of coronavirus transmission risks.
Victorian primary school closed after student tests positive for COVID-19
Newbury Primary School in Craigieburn, in Melbourne's north, will be closed for deep cleaning today after a student tested positive for coronavirus, Nine News Melbourne is reporting:
We will see what we can find out on the closure.
Victoria's Chief Health Officer is providing an update on coronavirus at 10am, which we will be livestreaming here in the blog, and there will likely be more details on the Newbury Primary School case then.
No new coronavirus cases in Queensland
By Matt Dennien
Queensland has logged another day with no new recorded coronavirus cases, with just one added to the state’s total in the past week.
Just three of the 1060 cases confirmed since the pandemic began remain active, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in an update on social media.
A total of 1049 people diagnosed with COVID-19 have now recovered. The state conducted 4112 tests on Thursday.
The update comes as businesses across the state with approved health plans, including pubs, cafes and gyms, welcome back groups of up to 20 in dedicated areas.
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