Australia news LIVE NSW records 1405 new local COVID-19 cases five deaths as states lockdown exit roadmap detailed Victoria records 324 new cases
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her team are providing a coronavirus update.
We’re expecting the Premier to unveil the state’s road map out of lockdown.
Watch live below.
And for our Victorian readers, we’re expecting your state’s coronavirus update about 11.30am AEST.
Stay tuned for that.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley, COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar and Professor Benjamin Cowie are due to provide a coronavirus update from 11.30am AEST.
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Here is a list of the restrictions set to ease when NSW hits 70 per cent full vaccination of people aged over 16.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the new rules will come into effect on the Monday after the state’s vaccine milestone is reached.
The freedoms are only available to people who are fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
They are as follows:
Children under 16 can access all outdoor settings but can only visit indoor venues with members of their household.
Employers continue to be directed to allow employees to work from home if able to do so.
Masks will remain compulsory in all public indoor settings. In outdoor hospitality venues, only hospitality staff will be required to wear a mask.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said he wanted the plan to provide business with confidence there was a “bright future aheadâ€.
“I know it can be difficult when we look overseas and see the activity and fact that there are greater freedoms in certain countries around the world, but it should fill us with hope that that is the pathway that NSW is on.â€
NSW has reported 1405 new local coronavirus cases and five deaths, as Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces a plan for gyms, hospitality venues and hairdressers to reopen to the fully vaccinated by the end of October.
The Premier said these new rules would come into force on the Monday after the state hit 70 per cent full vaccination.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian addresses the COVID briefing on Thursday morning.Credit:James Brickwood
However, she stressed that â€" although the plan would allow “any person†who was fully vaccinated to participate in those freedoms â€" health authorities would be able to restrict movement if there was a surge of cases in a certain area.
“Whilst today, the NSW government is outlining our plan, our road map, for the way forward in NSW, we’re definitely not out of the woods,†Ms Berejiklian said.
“We know that case numbers are likely to peak in the next week or so and we also know that our hospital system will be under the greatest stress in October. However, we also know that living with COVID means you have a cautious and staged reopening.â€
The Premier expressed concern about a “slight decline†in vaccination rates in the state, after 107,000 shots were administered on Wednesday.
“Whilst we have more than 42.5 per cent of our population fully vaccinated, we have some time to get to that magic 70 per cent double vaccination, when we can look forward to life being much freer than what it is today.â€
Five new deaths were reported since yesterday’s update: a man in his 80s who died at Nepean Hospital, a woman in her 70s who died at Ryde Hospital, a woman in her 70s who died at Concord Hospital, a man in his 80s who died at Westmead Hospital and a woman in her 40s who died at Liverpool Hospital.
There are 1175 COVID-19 cases in NSW’s hospitals, with 202 people in intensive care. Eighty require ventilation.
A recently completed building at a hospital in Sydney’s inner west with mostly single-bed rooms will open exclusively to COVID-19 patients later this month.
The new clinical services building at Concord Hospital, initially set to house its cancer centre, aged health centre and dedicated veterans’ health service will first be used as a dedicated COVID-19 treatment centre.
A Sydney Local Health District spokesperson said staff were preparing to transition the current COVID-19 wards into the new eight-storey building.
“Two-thirds of inpatient beds in the new building at Concord Hospital are in single rooms, providing more space to isolate and care for patients with COVID-19,†Sydney Local Health District chief executive Teresa Anderson said.
“The modern design of the wards allows for optimal line of sight to patients and additional space for staff to have breaks and shower after their shifts.â€
Hospitals in Sydney’s hotspots are continuing to expand their COVID ward capacity as cases climb.
By the end of the week there are expected to be six COVID-19 wards at Campbelltown, Liverpool and Westmead hospitals, respectively.
Queensland has recorded one new local case of COVID-19, with a 10-year-old boy testing positive.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said authorities were not worried about the new case, which was linked to the existing Beenleigh cluster and began after a truck driver passed the virus to a four-year-old girl, with her mother also becoming positive.
The new case, detected in home quarantine, is the 10-year-old brother of the four-year-old.
“So absolutely no concerns about that,†Ms Palaszczuk said.
There are now 21 active cases in Queensland, with 13,560 tests performed in the past 24 hours.
Queensland Health delivered a record 23,889 vaccines yesterday.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has addressed the illegal gathering that took place at a synagogue in Melbourne’s south east earlier this week.
Police are still trying to identify some of the 20 or 30 people who are believed to have observed Rosh Hashanah on Tuesday, part of the Jewish New Year, in Ripponlea.
Mr Patton told ABC Radio that police were investigating whether anyone was guilty of incitement for the gathering.
“We seized, I’m told, CCTV and documents to continue our investigation to determine whether anyone should be held accountable for inciting that conduct as well as the attendance there,†Mr Patton said.
“The investigation is still very much ongoing.â€
On Wednesday, police said six people at the synagogue had been fined $5452 each.
Mr Patton urged anyone else who was present at the time to come forward. He said he was not aware of any positive COVID-19 cases attending the synagogue.
Police are also investigating the alleged assault of a cameraman filming the scene on Tuesday night.
Multiple Jewish organisations have denounced the gathering and stressed it isn’t representative of the broader community.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her team are due to provide a coronavirus update from 10am AEST.
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From today, 11 aged care homes run by TLC Healthcare in Melbourne and Geelong will test every visitor to their homes using rapid antigen tests, which take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
Rapid antigen tests are much faster but tend to be less accurate than PCR tests, which are done by nasal and throat swabs.
TLC Healthcare said it would use a 95 per cent effective rapid antigen test approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Chief executive officer Lou Pascuzzi said quickly testing all visitors would allow the home to minimise lockdown and promote safe access for family members.
“Rapid antigen testing of every visitor to a TLC home is a new concept, and it may take some getting used to, but we see this as an invaluable tool in minimising the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak amongst our very vulnerable residents,†Mr Pascuzzi said.
TLC Healthcare said it was critical to prepare for major changes to COVID-19 restrictions once 80 per cent of eligible Australians to be fully vaccinated.
“In the absence of any guidance on how the aged care sector should deal with the challenges of living with COVID-19 come November, TLC will once again be taking the initiative upon itself to implement proactive measures,†Mr Pascuzzi said.
All eligible staff and residents are already fully vaccinated and TLC mandates fortnightly PCR testing for all staff and contractors.
Ryman Healthcare has also introduced mandatory rapid antigen testing for all visitors and contractors to its aged care facilities.
All NSW workers are now eligible for a support payment if they need to isolate while awaiting a COVID-19 test result.
Previously, only essential workers in the 12 local government areas of concern could receive the $320 payment.
From today, all workers aged 17 years and older who cannot work from home can receive the payment.
People must have had a PCR test or be the carer or guardian of someone who needs to self-isolate after a test.
To be eligible to receive the payment people must have been likely to have worked during the period of self-isolation.
Those who can work from home, are receiving income during self-isolation, have access to sick leave, or have been directed to isolate as a close contact of a known case are not eligible for the payment.
Full details on eligibility and how to apply are available here.
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