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Record number of daily cases in India
India reported more than 40,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, a record high for the country which has the world's third-highest number of cases.
The 40,425 new cases raised India's total to 1.1 million, including 27,497 deaths.
The ministry said late on Sunday that India's coronavirus fatality rate — currently at 2.49 per cent — is "progressively falling" due to an effective containment strategy and aggressive testing.
A country of 1.4 billion people, India has been conducting nearly 10,000 tests per million people. More than 300,000 samples are being tested every day now, compared to just a few hundred in March, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.
With a surge in infections in the past few weeks, local governments in India have been ordering focused lockdowns in high-risk areas.
Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers strong immune response, trial shows
By Bevan Shields
British scientists have made a breakthrough in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine, with the first round of human trials showing the shot is safe and induces the strong immune response needed to fend off infection.
The results are highly significant because the University of Oxford vaccine, known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, is considered one of the leading candidates in the global race to bring the devastating pandemic to an end.
Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute.
Professor Adrian Hill, the director of the university's Jenner Institute, said "it's possible" some people could be given the vaccine as soon as December this year.
But that assessment is based on an assumption that future testing phases produce good results and that regulatory approvals are swiftly granted. The first people to receive the vaccine in December would be those in at-risk categories.
Pop-up clinic at western Sydney Maronite church for rest of week
A pop-up coronavirus testing clinic will open in the carpark of a western Sydney Maronite church, after NSW Health directed parishioners to self-isolate and get tested immediately.
There are now three cases linked to Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral at Harris Park, after a person who attended four services last week tested positive on the weekend. The person had been a diner at Thai Rock restaurant within the Stocklands at Wetherill Park.
Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral at Harris Park.Credit:Cole Bennetts
Yesterday, it was confirmed that two additional parishioners had tested positive.
Parishioners who attended the church at the following times are directed to self-isolate immediately and seek testing.
- 5.30pm mass on Wednesday 15 July
- 6pm mass on Thursday 16 July
- A 1:30pm funeral and 6pm mass on Friday 17 July
The pop-up testing clinic will be open from 9am to 4.30pm from Tuesday to Friday this week.
T20 World Cup in Australia delayed a year due to COVID-19
This year's Twenty20 World Cup, which was scheduled to begin in Australia in October, has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced.
"At today's meeting ... windows for the next three ICC men's events were also agreed to bring clarity to the calendar and give the sport the best possible opportunity," the ICC said in a statement after a meeting.
Australia's David Warner, and Aaron Finch, pictured in Cape Town in February.Credit:AP
Cricket Australia had cast doubt in May on the chances of it going ahead on schedule from October 18 to November 15. It will be played in the same months in 2021, the International Cricket Council said.
It was going to be risky to gather 15 other nations, dealing with different levels of the coronavirus outbreak, in Australia, where Victoria is presently under lockdown after a new surge in cases. Victoria is to stage the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
AP with Reuters
Supermarket product limits on face masks in Victoria
Supermarkets have introduced product limits for Victorians wanting to purchase face masks this week.
Woolworths announced yesterday that their Victorian stores would only be selling one pack of face masks per customer per shop to keep up with demand.
At Coles, the same limit applies within metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire (where not wearing a mask or face covering will risk a $200 fine from Thursday).
Today's front pages
Here's what is making news on the front pages of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age this morning.
Two Victorian Coles stores record COVID-19 cases
By Rachael Dexter
A staff member from Coles’ Melton South, west of Melbourne is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
The worker was last in the store on July 12, and other staff members who were in close contact with the person are also self-isolating, according to a company statement.
Meanwhile, a staff member at Coles’ Tarneit West – also west of Melbourne – has also been infected.
There have been no close contacts identified at the Tarneit West supermarket, and the staff member was last at the store on July 9.
There have been positive COVID-19 cases at the following Coles stores since the start of July:
- Melton South
- Tarneit West
- Collingwood
- Woodend
- Greenvale
- Eltham
- Braybrook
- Ardeer
- Derrimut VIllage
- Ivanhoe
- Kealba
- Belmont
- Plenty Valley
- Roxburgh Park
NSW-Victoria border permits will expire tonight
NSW-Victoria border permits will expire tonight, except for in extremely limited circumstances, as NSW tightens its restrictions.
From 11.59pm, all previously issued permits will expire. The exception is permits issued under compassionate grounds: these will remain valid until their expiry date.
All other permit-holders will be required to reapply for their permit using a form available on the Service NSW website from 4pm today, a message on the website reads.
However, current permit-holders have been warned that this round of permits will be more difficult to get, and generally only issued for work, education or healthcare.
More categories of people will also be required to self-isolate, such as critical service workers when not working and boarding school and university students for 14 days before they recommence their studies.
Tasmania records first case in more than two months
First, some news from after we shut our blog last night – Tasmania has recorded its first coronavirus case in more than two months.
A young woman who has been in hotel quarantine since returning to Tasmania from Victoria has broken Tasmania's two-month streak of no coronavirus cases, Rachael Dexter reported last night.
The woman is being treated at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and her close contacts are being traced, according to a statement released on Monday evening from Tasmania's Health Department.
We are expecting Premier Peter Gutwein will step up to address the case today (his press conferences are usually mid-morning).
Welcome to today's coronavirus blog
Good morning and welcome to our live – and free – coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia and abroad. My name is Mary Ward and I will be your blogger this morning.
We will be bringing you live updates throughout the day. If there's something you think we should be covering in your local area – such as a school or shop closure – you can contact me on Twitter @marywardy or send me an email using the form below (please include your own email).
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