There were no new local cases reported across Australia on Friday, as towns along the Newell Highway remained on alert after a couple from Melburne who have since tested positive to COVID-19 stopped at a number of cafes and shops on their inland drive t...
, Hunter New England Local Health District chief executive Michael DiRienzo said the town’s clinics had adequate supplies and encouraged people to keep coming forward if they were at an exposure site or have symptoms.
“We are prioritising people who have been at the exposure venues to ensure timely testing for these members of the community,” he said. As well as being a rarity in the community, NSW has also seen very little of the Kappa variant in its hotel quarantine system. Data from NSW Health’s weekly COVID-19 surveillance report there were just eight cases of the Kappa variant between November 29 and last Saturday, compared to 51 of the Delta variant.
The Alpha variant, seen in large numbers in returned travellers from the UK over summer, is the most prevalent variant of concern among the state’s returned travellers, with 177 cases among 802 overseas acquired infections during the time period.Lockdown restrictions were eased in Melbourne on Friday to remove stay-home requirements, allowing a return to in-person schooling and extending travel bubbles to 25 kilometres.
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