NSW outbreak exceeds 1,000 coronavirus cases while there are now more than 165 exposure sites in Victoria
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Welcome to Guardian Australia’s liveblog where we will bring you all the Covid and other news for the day, with NSW now considering whether it needs tighter restrictions as cases continue to rise, exceeding 1,000 cases. Ministers and health authorities will meet today to urgently discuss whether more is needed to curb the spread.
Numerous exposure sites have been added to the “venues of concern” list overnight, and you can see those here:
⚠️PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – NEW VENUES AND TRANSPORT ROUTES OF CONCERN⚠️
NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues and transport routes of concern attended by confirmed cases of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/tRlVJF4Tn4
Right now, if we keep going the way we are, New South Wales is looking at a locked down Sydney for weeks, if not months. And yet we know that the critical thing to do is to eradicate the virus from the community. What the AMA is calling for, is a lockdown more Victorian style, with very clear restrictions on what people can do to limit contact between people, between families, and in particular to limit contact at work.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/jul/17/covid-australia-live-news-update-nsw-considers-tougher-lockdown-as-victorian-exposure-sites-rise
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