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New restrictions will soon be in place requiring people who don’t wear masks when required to produce a doctor’s note.
Mr Hazzard said he had hoped to have the new order in place before NSW’s 11am press conference but it had not been completed in time.South Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 since the state’s last update yesterday evening. “I think if we had’ve left this for a further 12 or 24 hours, we would be in a very different situation at the moment. I am still extraordinarily hopeful that we have been able to stop the spread of this disease.
Also five people at Unicen Disability Parklea group home have tested positive, including three residents and two staff.12.30pmVictorian Health Minister Martin Foley has criticised Prime Minister Scott Morrison, accusing him of “blame shifting” after the PM said he had repeatedly asked the nation’s peak medical experts to review their advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine in order to accelerate the national rollout.Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley.
Victoria has recorded 26 new local cases of COVID-19, all of which are linked to current outbreaks. In positive news, 24 of the 26 cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period. The state is due to come out of lockdown next week. By then, Melburnians will have spent around six months in lockdown since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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