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May 9, 2021 | 9:02 PM
SYDNEY (Reuters) â Australiaâs New South Wales (NSW) state reported zero COVID-19 cases for a fourth straight day on Monday, but concerns about new infections remained as the missing link in a case that has reinstated restrictions continued to elude officials.
Australiaâs most populous state on Sunday extended social distancing curbs in Sydney by a week after authorities could not find a transmission path between an infected overseas traveller and a resident in his 50s who tested positive last week.
âThere has been a lot of work to identify how the transmission event occurred. Unfortunately, we havenât found that missing link,â NSW state Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant told reporters in Sydney.
A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error.
Indian coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs on Monday, increasing calls for the government to lock down the country.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out on Monday the next phase of lockdown easing in England, giving the green light to cautious hugging and allowing pubs to serve customers pints inside.
As the Covid-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns, a Reuters report stated.
Australia’s New South Wales reports zero Covid-19 cases Published: 10:09 PM, May 10, 2021
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SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state reported zero Covid-19 cases for a fourth straight day on Monday, but concerns about new infections remained as the missing link in a case that has reinstated restrictions continued to elude officials.
Australia’s most populous state on Sunday extended social distancing curbs in Sydney by a week after authorities could not find a transmission path between an infected overseas traveller and a resident in his 50s who tested positive last week.
“There has been a lot of work to identify how the transmission event occurred. Unfortunately, we haven’t found that missing link,” NSW state Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant told reporters in Sydney.
No new WA cases as NSW Premier takes a dig at McGowanâs lockdown responses
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WA has recorded another day of no new community COVID-19 cases, with the government to relax restrictions from Saturday.
The difference between government responses to COVID-19 outbreaks in NSW and WA have again been thrust into the spotlight.
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The state has recorded three new COVID-19 cases related to overseas travel, with these people currently in hotel quarantine.
The contrast between state outbreak responses is again in the spotlight as New South Wales grapples with a mystery case but urges business as usual while Western Australia mulls whether restrictions can ease after two hotel quarantine clusters in as many weeks.