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NSW has reported 804 new COVID-19 cases and one death.
She said 84 COVID-19 cases had been linked to The Argyle House nightclub in Newcastle, pending genomic sequencing tests for the Omicron variant, with nearly 700 attendees deemed close contacts. Anyone who attended the Darby Street venue between 6.30pm on Friday, December 10 and 2.30am on Saturday, December 11 is considered a close contact and must get tested for COVID-19 and isolate for seven days.
“Melbourne is home to around 60 per cent of medical research that occurs in Australia and around 90 per cent of pharmaceutical manufacturing,” she said“So the case that we’ve been putting to the federal government and Moderna and all others is that this is the only place in Australia where we have those capabilities.
Ms Pulford said the government had identified several suitable sites for the facility, which will also conduct clinical trials and research, but is yet to make a decision.Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges, calling for the WikiLeaks founder to either be put on trial in Britain or brought back to Australia.
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