Health officials are urging people who attended protests over the weekend to closely monitor their health in the coming days. 9News
The President of the Australian Medical Association said protesters should self isolate for two weeks.Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth is urging anyone with symptoms to get tested immediately.
RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon said that inconsistent and confusing messaging and advice has been a source of significant concern."This pandemic has exposed challenges concerning different levels of government and agencies having different roles and responsibilities. Students from grade three to year 10 will return to face-to-face learning in classrooms, ending eight weeks of remote learning."It's just further evidence we are starting to see some greater stability," he said.The state has a total of 1687 coronavirus cases.There have been 178 confirmed cases of coronavirus that have been acquired through unknown transmission.
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