Melbourne 12:10pm Jun 8, 2022 Shanghai neighbourhoods return to lockdown Multiple neighbourhoods in Shanghai were placed back under lockdown only a day after city-wide restrictions were lifted, as China's stringent zero COVID-19 strategy continues to haunt the financial hub. In the past fortnight none of my patients have gone to ICU. There are confirmed positive cases on board at the time, and 130 people test positive within a week. 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But as the initial challenges with the vaccine rollout highlighted, theres still more work to do. MELBOURNE, Australia When Australian officials announced last week that the country was unlikely to fully reopen its borders until mid-2022 because of the coronavirus, the backlash. NSW records 20,794 cases while Victoria's tally hits 8,577 as Scott Published: 01:28 GMT, 23 December 2021 | Updated: 03:32 GMT, 23 December 2021. Around her, in the suburbs of Melbourne, Covid cases are soaring. When it comes to responding to a pandemic, however, this presents its challenges. The thought of lockdown again is what is giving me a lot of anxiety and a lot of dread it scares me, says Melbourne man James Burke. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said the decision to restrict density limits further was due to the majority of cases about 40 per cent being recorded in people in their 20s, whomake up the majority of hospitality workers. As of this date, the city was expected to be locked down until "late October". for coronavirus. Far fewer know their real story. The Department of Transport's figures show public transport usage steadily rose through December to hit 83 per cent of February 2020 levels before crashing to 32 per cent. This is clearly one of the biggest failures of the Victorian public health response to the pandemic, and was the catalyst for the devastating second wave in Victoria. Nonetheless, Friday's Google mobility data, which compares activity to a pre-pandemic baseline of several weeks over January and February in 2020, showed retail and recreation activity in the City of Melbourne falling62 per cent below the baseline. COVID-19 Victoria 2022: The mood in Melbourne in another - The Age The Department of Health in Victoria has revealed "two unexpected detections of COVID-19 viral fragments" in wastewater around Geelong. This from tonight's CHO report in Victoria: Wastewater detections in Geelong BEFORE the Sydney removalists crossed the border. Two had travelled to Wuhan, China, and the third was a close contact of the two travellers. Authorities confirmed seven cases were linked to a returned family and a crew of removalists, who both came into the state from NSW. Premier Dominic Perrottet had last week scrapped the QR check-ins for 'low risk' venues such as retail and kept them in place for 'high risk' settings like gyms and pubs. I know that I was safer.. The residents of Melbourne have spent more days in lockdown 262, to be precise than people anywhere else in the world. Phoebe says her social circle has split in two: those who have had Covid and are now feeling invulnerable for 30 days despite warnings that earlier reinfection is possible and those who are curbing social activities to try to avoid it. Victoria has revealed eight new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, with a major Melbourne shopping centre and an AFL game potential points of exposure. "It is a true lockdown, but of course it wasn't announced and therefore we haven't entered it all at once, and because it wasn't announced or planned, we're not going to be able to exit it all at once either," he said. The lockdown covers only Melbourne and an area to the north called the Mitchell Shire. So which ones are best? This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. And our society will be all the worse for it. But for the 40 people Guardian Australia spoke to, it doesnt feel like its over. Despite the efforts of the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre, a new unit specifically formed to bring these outbreaks under control, hundreds of elderly people died unnecessarily. Revealed: The top 10 fastest-growing destinations for UK pensioners retiring overseas. There are 398 Victorians receiving care in hospital with 72 in intensive care, a small increase from 394 in hospital and 70 in ICU on Wednesday. Here's how likely you are to get it more than once, Charting the COVID-19 spread: Australia passes 10,000 coronavirus deaths, Self-help author Marianne Williamson launches primary challenge against Joe Biden for 2024 Democratic nomination, Chinese migrants walked a gruelling 500km to Victoria's goldfields in the 19th century. Lockdowns, mandates still on cards for Victoria - The New Daily NSW announces more of its restrictions will ease, allowing people in the state to: Then-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian announces that from July 1, the following will be allowed: Victoria announcespostcodes 3038, 3064, 3047, 3060, 3012, 3032, 3055, 3042, 3021 and 3046 will go back into lockdown from July 2. Asked if the removalists had been deliberately evasive, Victoria's Covid-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar said: "They're not being deliberately forthcoming, let me put it that way.". Australians Upset With Government as COVID Cases Grow Amid Lockdown But before we do this, its vital we look back and learn every lesson we can so next time we are faced with such a crisis and there will be a next time we can do better. "That is the number, the 24 number is what we need to get down to is close to zero as possible," she said. Are we set to have a third lockdown for 2021. We currently have mask restrictions and in the Northern Territory there is an even more draconian lockdown than we had in Victoria. The isolation status of six cases remain under investigation. Density limits of one person per 2 square metres will be introduced indoors at hospitality venues and entertainment venues. Highpoint shopping centre has also emerged as an exposure site, with anyone who attended between on Friday night between 10am and 2pm urged to get tested. "I need to find any cases that are out there to get them under control, and obviously we need to continue to work very closely with our red zone arrivals to make sure that these flying embers don't catch light again," Victoria's Covid-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar told reporters earlier on Wednesday. In that way, he predicted it would differ to the "U shape" of mandated lockdowns, with a longer tail in and out. A lot of people have gotten one or more of the various vaccines. Victorians are anxiously waiting to see if they will be plunged back into lockdown after a worrying spike in Covid-19 cases today. 'Like a lockdown': in 2022, Australians are still feeling the fear and anxiety of Covid Most of the population is vaccinated and harsh restrictions have ended. Some email providers try to silence us. And on Friday, they emerged from it with cheers, and a . National cabinet encourages wearing masks to combat COVID-19. The Premier also hinted that parts of Regional Victoria may be able to exit lockdown "before next Tuesday if it is safe to do so." Lockdown - 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world Up to 20 people at an indoor funeral or 30 for an outdoor funeral; and, Attend places of worship and attend a funeral with up to 49 others; and. How a 21yo man with the code name 'Svyat' smuggled residents past Putin's private army, Anna called police to report an assault, but they took out a family violence order against her. Catherine Bennett receives funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. When will the Beast from the East be at YOUR door? Victorians are anxiously waiting to see if they will be plunged into yet another lockdown, as the state government weighs fresh restrictions amid a worrying rise in Covid-19 cases brought in from NSW. With that in mind, lets look at what went right, and wrong, in Victoria amid the pandemic so far. Coronavirus in Australia: Melbourne begins new shutdown . All of which makes me wonder if we are heading towards a summer lockdown. Of the new cases, 60 were isolation throughout their infectious period, seven cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period and 24 were infectious in the community. Vulnerabilities such as understaffing and inadequate training have been known for decades and were largely swept under the carpet. What have we learnt since then? Despite promising not to re-impose stay-at-home orders, Mr Andrews' second-in-command on Thursday ordered Victorians to wear face masks in all indoor public spaces as part of major changes to the state's social distancing measures. NSW recorded 97 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Check your spam folder for our confirmation email! 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The government chose not to bring in those changes at the time, arguing their introduction could hurt businesses and potentially undermine public confidence in the government's pandemic response. These were exposed in all their awfulness during the pandemic. National Cabinet agrees that the states will close: Melbourne distiller Gypsy Hub is the first (that we know of) to pivot to making hand sanitiser. He added that the government was encouraging dance floors to be closed. All times AEDT (GMT +11). The World Health Organisation declares the novel coronavirus to be a pandemic. And they lost control in just two weeks.. Premier Gladys Berejiklain said its "very difficult" to compare the current situation in Sydney to the situation experienced by Melbourne last year. I do not want to get Covid.. There will be another pandemic and potentially this will occur sooner than we all would like. Mr Foley said there was "nothing wrong" with seeing family and friends at cafes and restaurants but said it was safer to meet outdoors. Australia has been the most locked-down country since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, but residents are growing frustrated with cases still rising. By 9News Staff 9:31am Jan 3, 2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the days of lockdown are gone, even as daily COVID-19 case numbers continue to escalate across the country. And the Omicron variant, which has ripped through the country since December, appears to result in a less severe illness, in most cases, than previous variants of Covid-19. A near-deserted Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD on October 20. The first Covid-19 case was detected in Australia on January 25, 2020. SBS reporter asked Ms Berejiklian if she was seeking advice from the Victorian government given they are the only other state that have dealt with an outbreak of this size, which they supressed with hard lockdown rules. The areas of concern are Fairfield local government area, Roselands, Rosebury, Canterbury, Belmore, Sutherland shire, the St George area, Windsor, St Ives, Penrith and Bayside local government area," she said. "This is a hard lockdown. In Australia, Some Warn Against Another Year of Border Closures - The This is kicking off very quickly. The streets of Melbourneare eerily quiet as people stay at home. Despite enduring one of the longest aggregate periods of strict lockdown in the world, the Victorian community by and large hung in there. We currently have mask restrictions and in the Northern Territory there is an even more draconian lockdown than we had in Victoria. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has issued an ominous warning as the southern state prepares to come out of lockdown. In a way, the statement still holds. Pictured: Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton. COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria - Wikipedia The first Covid-19 vaccine doses are administered in Australia. But will it be safer for women? Panic buying leaves supermarket shelves bare, leading the prime minister to urge calm and compassion at the shops:There is no issue with food supply in Australia, but there is an issue with the behaviour of Australians in supermarkets.". Were very keen to make sure we get a very firm grip of this as soon as we possibly can, Mr Weimar said. People who have had their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine are being urged to get their second dose as soon as four weeks after, rather than waiting the usual 12 weeks. They have a terrific impact on transmission - that is as true for Omicron as for any variant.'. I cannot stress this enough that everyone needs to take it seriously as hard lockdown," she said. My husband is working overtime, heaps of chefs and [front-of-house staff are] unwell or close contacts, and there is no support. "Going to be so mad if we get sent into our fifth lockdown because of a Sydney removalist who wasn't wearing a mask," Choice journalist Jarni Blakkarly tweeted. As the virus. A scuffed copy of the Koran. pic.twitter.com/YfNptxyua5. The messy family drama behind one of the world's biggest K-pop empires, as the state arrived at its 90 per cent vaccination target, Timely reminder: How to respond if you test positive to COVID-19. Ms Berejiklian said authorities will know by the end of this two week extension whether the lockdown will need to be even longer.