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A cleaner at a quarantine hotel in Brisbane tests positive for coronavirus, sparking a health alert for three of the capital's southern suburbs, with the highly-infectious United Kingdom strain previously reported at the hotel.

Queensland records a case of the new South African variant of coronavirus — the first positive case of that kind in Australia. The strain is thought to be more contagious and has been described by the Chief Health Officer as "very concerning".

Community groups fill Christmas void for Queensland families hit by coronavirus after charities drop out By state political reporter Stephanie Zillman Posted ThuThursday 24 updated FriFriday 25 The annual community Christmas lunch on the Gold Coast will be scaled back this year. ( Print text only Cancel For a few hours today, the unpaid bills, the car with no fuel, and even the eviction notices will be put to one side. Key points: Social workers say many Queensland families are struggling to ...

A crew member arriving in Cairns on a superyacht chartered for $780,000 a week is one of two people in Queensland testing positive to coronavirus in the past 24 hours, with the superyacht's captain saying he is "fully cooperating" with authorities.

Queensland chalks up 100 days of no coronavirus community transmission in bittersweet milestone WedWednesday 23 updated TueTuesday 12 Toddler Palomita will spend her first Christmas at home with her parents. ( Share Print text only Cancel Queensland has recorded 100 consecutive days with no community transmission in a feat that seemed almost impossible at the height of the states coronavirus cases. Key points: Today marks 100 consecutive days of no community transmission in Queensland Premier A...

Expanding Discursive Spaces: Community Radio during COVID-19 and Beyond Locating the ongoing migrant worker crisis in the politics of voice poverty and lack of access to spaces of representation, the article examines the role played by a grass-roots medium like community radio in India and elsewhere to provide discursive spaces for interest articulation for marginalised communities. Despite the lack of public funding and state support, community radio stations across India have risen to the oc...

SHARE ON: Drive Thru to Donate (Photo from United Way) United Way of Northern BC will be hosting a “Drive-Thru to Donate” event on December 19th at the Powerhouse Plaza. From 3 to 5 pm, residents are welcomed to make donations to light the bulbs and strings on the Tree of Lights from their vehicles to adhere to Physical Distancing guidelines. Attendees are welcomed to come as they are or sport their favourite Christmas attire, Santa will be on-site to interact with passing cars and listen ...

Share this article Share this article ResearchAndMarkets.coms offering. Consisting of Services Involving Close Physical Proximity, Aesthetic Services Suffers the Ravages of Physical Distancing as a Key Measure Against COVID-19 Spread The global market for Aesthetic Services is expected to slump by -8.7% in the year 2020 and thereafter recover and grow to reach US$24.9 billion by the year 2027, trailing a post COVID-19 CAGR of 6.2% over the analysis period 2020 through 2027. With COVID-19 rest...

The end of the tunnel. >> reasons to hope. >> there is a pathway, but no timeline. >> im lyanne melendez in san francisco. its a given. restaurants and homes are desperate to gradually reopen. but theyre the first to tell you safety comes first. whats going to take to reopen california schools? governor gavin newsom gave some ideas today. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now, your health, your safety, this is abc7 news. >> and good evening. im dan ashley. >> and im ama daetz joining you ...