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Roundtable to unveil virus game plan

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Covid-19 Taskforce Commander Lieutenant-General John Frewen will meet with business leaders today to try and find ways to speed up Australia’s vaccination roll out. The meeting will seek to establish a framework that allows businesses to administer vaccines to employees and help “consistent messaging on the vaccine rollout”. The meeting will… Read More »

Qld hospital not treating virus cases

Queensland’s second-largest hospital hasn’t treated a coronavirus patient for more than a month after an outbreak was traced to its infectious diseases ward. Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane has been locked down twice in recent months due to two separate COVID-19 outbreaks in the city. The most recent outbreak, in late March, involved two virus… Read More »

Victoria sends 1700 people virus text alerts

Victorian health authorities have sent out 1700 text messages to people who arrived in the state from Perth on Sunday. It comes after a security guard working in Western Australia’s hotel quarantine program tested positive for coronavirus, triggering a five-day lockdown across the Perth, Peel and South-West regions. In a statement the Department of Health… Read More »

Swedish PM self-isolates as nation sees rising virus cases

Sweden’s leader has gone into protective self-isolation even after a person close to him tested negative for COVID-19, as Sweden experiences a fall surge of coronavirus cases By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press November 5, 2020, 12:55 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden’s leader has… Read More »