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By Broede Carmody
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Victoria records one new case of COVID-19 in the community
By Broede Carmody
Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the community and one case in hotel quarantine.
The locally acquired case is a primary close contact who has been in isolation throughout their infectious period, according to the Victorian health department.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 29,949 coronavirus tests.
Medical advice ‘remains clear and unchanged’: Hunt
By Broede Carmody
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is speaking on Seven’s breakfast program Sunrise.
He was asked just now whether there has been “mixed messaging” when it comes to Australia’s vaccine rollout. Here’s what the minister had to say in response:
Minister for Health Greg Hunt.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
“The medical advice remains clear and unchanged. AstraZeneca is preferred for over 60s and Pfizer is preferred for under 60. The thing that has occurred is that we have provided, in conjunction with the College of GPs, and in conjunction with the Australian Medical Association, the sought-after medical indemnity for GPs.
“As a result, they having discussions with some patients who are under 60 as to whether or not they want to make an informed ... decision [to get the AstraZeneca jab].
“No change in the medical advice. That remains clear and consistent, and we are urging all Australians to please come forward and be vaccinated as you are eligible.”
For more on this topic, here’s the latest from my colleagues Melissa Cunningham and Aisha Dow.
More on Sydney’s 20 new exposure sites
By Jenny Noyes
As we reported earlier, NSW Health released a lengthy list of new exposure sites late last night.
Venues of concern include gyms, retailers, cafes, salons and public transport in Sydney’s CBD, east, inner west, west, north and south.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says two weeks is what is needed for Sydney’s lockdown to be effective.Credit:Kate Geraghty
At the top of the list is the Fitness First gym at Bondi Junction. People who attended on Friday, June 25 between 6.20am and 7.10am are asked to immediately call NSW Health on 1800 943 553, get tested and isolate until you receive further information.
People who attended the following places are considered close contacts of positive cases and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result. You must also call NSW Health on 1800 943 553 unless you have already been contacted.
- Sydney CBD: Uniqlo (Mid City Centre), Monday June 21 from 10.15am to 11.15am
- Zetland: MaLa Tang Restaurant, Monday June 21 from 6.15pm to 7.15pm and Thursday, June 24 from 6pm to 7.15pm
- Bondi Junction: Gusto Espresso Bar café, Friday June 25 from 6.45am to 7.25am
- North Strathfield: Fitness First gym, Friday June 25 from 11am to 1.30pm
- Botany: One Drop Brewing Co, Friday June 25 from 7.45pm to 10pm
- Kingsrove: Beautique Nail Spa, Saturday June 26 from 9.30am to 10.30am
- Haberfield: Happyfield cafe, Saturday June 26 from 2pm to 3pm
- Bossley Park: Club Marconi (gaming area), Saturday June 26 from 3pm to 6pm
- Strathfield South: Crossways Hotel, Friday June 25 from 4pm to 10pm and Saturday, June 26 from 3.30pm to 6pm
- Ashfield: Bunnings (service desk), Thursday June 24 from 1.30pm to 8pm and anyone greeted on Thursday, June 24 between 3.50pm and 4pm
- Bus route: M90 bus from Strathfield Station to Liverpool Road opposite Strathfield South public school, Friday June 25 from 3.39pm to 3.50pm
- Bus route: M90 bus from Hume Highway near Strathfield South public school to Strathfield Station, Friday, June 25 from 10.10pm to 10.17pm
- Bus route: 526 bus from Homebush (Parramatta Rd at Nipper Street) to Olympic Park Station, Saturday June 26 from 9.33am to 9.44am
For a full list of venues and potential exposure windows, visit NSW Health’s website.
‘There are penalties’: Qld police out in force during lockdown
By Broede Carmody
The deputy commissioner of Queensland Police, Steve Gollschewski, was speaking on the Today show earlier this morning.
He was urging residents of south-east Queensland to follow health directives after that part of the state was plunged into lockdown to battle a local COVID-19 outbreak. Individuals, for example, face $200 fines for not wearing a mask.
Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski.
“No doubt some people opted to [leave Brisbane] before lockdown,” Mr Gollscewski said. “They have to remember that no matter where they are now, if they left before 6pm yesterday, they are bound by the rules that in at 1am yesterday, and that includes wearing masks no matter where they are in Queensland.
“We’ll increase our visibility, more police [are] out and about and we’ll give people the chance to do the right thing. We’ve done it before. We handed out masks – we’ll do it again. But if anyone chooses not to do the right thing, there are penalties.”
Private sector will be brought in to speed up vaccination rollout
By Rachel Clun
Big banks, large mining companies and other private businesses will be asked to vaccinate their staff later in the year as the new COVID-19 vaccine taskforce commander works to speed up the rollout.
The Commonwealth will also start providing more detailed data on vaccination numbers this week as Lieutenant-General John Frewen reshapes the beleaguered national rollout strategy.
Lieutenant General John Frewen, the head of the COVID-19 vaccine taskforce, at his office in Canberra.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Read the full story here.
Government made right call on AstraZeneca: Qld senator
By Broede Carmody
Minister for Northern Australia, Matt Canavan, says the PM made the right call on opening up the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under the age of 60.
“I do believe patients should make their own choices about their medical care,” Mr Canavan told the Today show just moments ago.
“Just like any medical treatment, you are told the risks. You are told, ‘This could do X, Y and Z.’”
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
Yesterday, the Government said under 40s who are not yet eligible for their recommended COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer, are able to request the AstreZeneca jab from their GP after discussing the very rare risk of blood clots.
However, the Australian Medical Association has urged under 60s to wait for Pfizer.
“It’s not unusual in the medical sphere for there to be different opinions,” Mr Canavan said. “That’s why we have the term ‘second opinion’.
“Likewise with a new virus, it’s not surprising to me there are different views. Ultimately, the patient decides. It’s your arm, it will be your health [and] side effects. You make that decision looking at all the risks. If you think you can do it, go for it.”
Bunnings, gym among NSW’s newest exposure sites
By Broede Carmody
Anyone who attended the service desk at the Bunnings in Ashfield in Sydney’s inner west on Thursday, June 24 between 1.30pm and 8pm is considered a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.
The same applies for anyone who was greeted as they entered the store between 3.50pm and 4pm on the same day.
The Bunnings in Ashfield which has been listed as a COVID-19 close contact site.Credit:Kate Geraghty
Meanwhile, anyone who attended Uniqlo at Pitt Street Mall on Monday, June 21 between 10.15am and 11.15am or the Fitness First Gym on George Street in North Strathfield (in Sydney’s inner west) on Friday, June 25 between 11am and 1.30pm also has to immediately get tested and isolate for a fortnight.
A number of other exposure sites made their way onto NSW’s official list late last night, including popular bus routes to and from the city’s inner west and a gelato bar in the inner north shore.
Authorities are reminding NSW residents that there are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across the state.
For a full list of locations and exposure windows, visit the official NSW website.
Victorian government looks to decriminalise sex work
By Sumeyya Ilanbey
Victoria will join a growing list of jurisdictions in the world to decriminalise the sex industry if state MPs adopt recommendations aimed at safeguarding workers and reducing stigma.
Andrews government ministers are considering legislative reforms that Consumer Affairs Minister Melissa Horne said would protect sex workers.
Consumer Affairs Minister Melissa Horne.Credit:Justin McManus
“Sex work is a legitimate form of work and should be regulated through standard business laws, like all other industries in the state,” Ms Horne said.
“Decriminalising sex work in Victoria will ensure it’s safe work – a basic human right that everyone deserves.”
Read the full story here.
Today’s headlines at a glance
By Broede Carmody
Good morning and thanks for your company. It’s Wednesday, June 30. I’m Broede Carmody.
Here’s everything you need to know before we jump into today’s rolling coverage.
- Around 12 million Australians are waking up in lockdown this morning after south-east Queensland joined NSW, WA and the Northern Territory in issuing stay-at-home orders to curb local COVID-19 outbreaks.
- NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is warning the number of cases in her state could “bounce around” in coming days. Yesterday, the NSW recorded 19 cases of COVID-19 in the community. At least 5000 people have been considered close contacts and a small business support package has been announced.
- Queensland’s lockdown is a blow for the state’s tourism industry given it’s the school holidays. Authorities are concerned about a 19-year-old hospital receptionist was out and about in the Brisbane community for 10 days before testing positive to the highly contagious Delta coronavirus strain. There are reports she wasn’t vaccinated.
- Residents of the Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia are waking up to the second day of their four day snap lockdown (with three cases linked to the state’s local outbreak so far). Meanwhile, Territorians are waking up to their third full day of lockdown. The total number of infections linked to the Central Australian mining cluster is now 10.
- The Australian Medical Association is urging people under 60 to wait for the Pfizer vaccine if they can, despite a snap decision from Prime Minister Scott Morrison to allow people of any age to request the AstraZeneca jab from their GP. Pfizer is the recommended jab for people under 60, but so far under 40s have not yet become eligible for that vaccine under the Government’s staged rollout.
- And in sports news, Australian tennis star and World No.1 Ash Barty has advanced to the second round of Wimbledon. England has also ended a 55-year drought to beat Germany in the European Championship quarter finals.
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