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Positive cases have been confirmed to have worked at a construction site in Sydneys west. Anyone who worked at the construction site at 74 Aurelia Street at Toongabbie from 7am to 12pm from June 28 until July 2 is also close contact. "This again highlights that we do have essential activities continuing and we do again urge everyone to be very vigilant for signs and symptoms," Dr Chant said. "We are also asking the household contacts of those who attended these three construction sites to also ...

But now there are some concerns about whether the lockdown will end as intended on July 9. NSWs Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has refused to rule out extending it, saying she does not have enough data to make a recommendation on whether restrictions should ease at the end of the week. "Im making no comment until Ive looked at all the data," Dr Chant said. "Every day brings a new set of data and a new set of challenges and what we think in the morning can change in the afternoon. "Im reall...

Polizeistreife in Sydney: Für die Stadt gelten strenge Regeln Foto: Brook Mitchell / Getty Images Bisher ist Australien vergleichsweise glimpflich durch die Pandemie gekommen. Eine nahezu komplette Schließung der Außengrenzen im März 2020 und rasche Lockdowns bei vereinzelten Ausbrüchen haben die Zahlen niedrig gehalten. Nun allerdings ist die Delta-Variante des Coronavirus auch dort angekommen. Sydney, die größte Stadt des Kontinents, ist wegen der Delta-Ausbreitung für mindestens zwe...

MIDDLETOWN - A man who injured his leg while hiking Saturday in Hartshorne Woods Park needed the help of a technical rescue team, which lowered him down a steep slope to a boat waiting on the Navesink River. The man and two other people were hiking down an unmarked or “rogue” trail in the Rocky Point part of the park about 11:30 a.m. when the man fell, said Karen Livingstone, spokeswoman for the Monmouth County Park System. “They were new to Hartshorne,” she said. The park has more t...

The rise in the number of overseas cases comes amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis erupting in India. India recorded 360,960 new cases and another 3293 deaths in the past 24 hours. But the real number, experts fear, could be up to 30 times higher — meaning more than half a billion cases. The number of cases reported in overseas returned travellers increased this week by 15 per cent in comparison to last week, according to the latest surveillance report from NSW Health. Arrivals from India ...

A full "pink" supermoon will illuminate the night sky tonight By Sophie Lewis "Pink moon" will be largest supermoon of 2020 A bright, full moon will rise to illuminate the night sky Monday, and its not just any full moon — April marks the return of the "pink" supermoon.  Supermoons are full moons that appear larger and more luminous in the sky because they are in perigee — a bit closer to Earth than usual. This typically happens a few times each year.  "Different publi...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a royal commission into suicides by Australian veterans and serving Defence personnel. The Federal Government will release a draft terms of reference today, recommending the royal commission to Governor-General David Hurley. The royal commission will have a mandate to examine systemic issues, any common themes and past deaths by suicide of Australian Defence Force members and veterans, Mr Morrison said. Scott Morrison has announced a royal commission ...

Australians over the age of 50 will have access to the coronavirus vaccine after National Cabinet agreed to bring forward the next stage of the countrys COVID-19 roll out. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the changes in a statement this evening following the first emergency meeting of National Cabinet. "National Cabinet agreed in-principle to a series of changes to the Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy that will be put forward for approval at the next meeting of National Cabinet i...

There is a public health alert in place for two more locations in Sydneys south-west linked to the states...

A total of 70 people lost their lives this summer representing an 11 per cent increase on the 10-year average.