BREAKING: Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has said coronavirus case numbers are heading in the right direction and he expects the number of new daily cases could dip below 100 as soon as the weekend COVID19 COVID19Vic
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the case numbers were heading in the right direction and he expected the number of new daily cases could dip below 100 as soon as the weekend.
“Police will be out there enforcing those public health orders to ensure people in this state remain safe,” Mr Worboys told reporters on Friday. More police will be patrolling the coastline in areas where they know people like to congregate, he said.Lifeguards, council rangers and national parks personnel will also help enforce the rules, he said, adding that police will issue infringement notices where appropriate.
“We don’t want to see the virus spread, we don’t want you to infect your loved ones because often that’s what happens. People might have the mildest of symptoms and feel absolutely fine. They might wait a few days to get tested because they don’t think it’s urgent but meanwhile they may have unintentionally infected the rest of their household, their work colleagues and anyone they have gone out to dinner with.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the fact that the cases had been detected showed that the country’s managed immigration and quarantine system was working. The number of people in hospital has risen to 11, with three of those people in intensive care, while seven people are now considered to have recovered which means the number of active cases in New Zealand is currently 130 people.
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