UPDATE: The federal government has announced an extra $3 million to boost the nationally coordinated emergency response to COVID-19. It is also considering subsidising domestic flights.
in the northwest and tighten the region’s retail restrictions in a bid to control a worsening outbreak.
"There will be around 1000 staff, probably closer to 1200, who will be quarantined with their families," Mr Gutwein said. There has been an increase of 11 COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s overall figure to 144. All these cases are from the northwest region.
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