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The head of a Sydney aged care home says she is "extremely disappointed" after two further cases of COVID-19 were detected at the facility, one of whom has not been vaccinated against the virus. There are now five positive cases of COVID-19 in residents at the SummitCare facility in Baulkham Hills after two more tested positive overnight. "We didnt want to be the nursing home that had COVID come in," SummitCare chief operating officer Michelle Sloane said today. Todays cases at the home are two...

“Some of the cases today are a result of issues or result of incidents where people have done the wrong thing. I do implore everybody to keep at it. Let’s not give up.” Berejiklian would not be drawn on whether the lockdown would be extended in light of the number of daily cases refusing to drop, instead imploring residents to follow the public health orders. “I know everybody is keen to know what is going to happen beyond Friday’s lockdown, as am I, but what I can tell you with certa...

Victoria recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 on Monday after 20,690 tests were processed, though there were two new cases in hotel quarantine bringing the total active cases in the state to 23. The St Kilda Riva Bar on Marine Parade was fined more than $10,000 for breaches of COVID-19 restrictions. Footage emerged of a packed crowd dancing inside a marquee while flouting regulations to prevent the spread of the virus. There was no social distancing or masks being worn by the 1,000 patrons ...

The operator said the residents would be transferred to Westmead Hospital as a precaution. Two nurses at the centre have also previously tested positive. The home said 96 per cent of residents had been vaccinated, but two-thirds of the staff at the centre are not vaccinated.   Queensland feeling good with no Delta variant circulating The states Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young also said contact tracers found a "missing link" between three cases, which was that all three of th...

Sydney aged care COVID-19 outbreak spreads, three residents test positive Three residents at a Sydney aged care home where a worker tested positive for COVID-19 last week have contracted the virus. 4 July 2021 Three residents at a Sydney aged care home where two workers tested positive for COVID-19 last week have contracted the virus. All three residents were fully vaccinated. However, two of them were transferred from Summit Cares Baulkham Hills facility to Westmead Hospital last night ...

NSW records 16 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, some caught breaching lockdown rules Health authorities say some COVID cases have been caught breaching lockdown rules and are urging people not to "redouble that mistake" by lying to contact tracers. 4 July 2021 Authorities are warning people to "be open and honest" with contact tracers — even if theyve breached lockdown rules — after NSW recorded 16 new local COVID-19 infections. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said most people ...

Face masks could be required on public transport and at busy indoor venues  in Australia to curb the spread of Covid-19 for years to come even after everyone is vaccinated, some experts claim. Infectious disease specialists said on Sunday that the jab is the key to keeping the virus under control once the nation opens its borders to countries with vastly different health strategies. But they also said Covid-19 will be in the community for years, and face coverings will still be required to to ...

NSW has recorded 16 new locally acquired Covid-19 infections in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday. Medical officers walk past a sign board of Covid-19 testing center on Bondi Beach in Sydney on May 6, 2021. Photo: AFP / Saeed Khan Of those, 13 were in isolation while infectious. More than 45,000 tests were completed in the reporting period. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the next few days were "absolutely critical". "Whilst the numbers overnight are very encouraging compared to the previous day, ...

How Success Bombing Ruins Friendships Mamamia Out Loud The Episode We Were Nearly Harassed Into Cancelling No Filter ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, Summit Care said: "With 96 per cent of our 149 residents vaccinated and the measures we are taking to ensure their health and safety, we are confident about the outcome." However, while most aged-care residents are now vaccinated, most aged-care workers are not. In research revealed last week, two-thirds of Australian aged care workers are still not ...

NSW records 16 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, some caught breaching lockdown rules Health authorities say some COVID cases have been caught breaching lockdown rules and are urging people not to "redouble that mistake" by lying to contact tracers. 4 July 2021 Authorities are warning people to "be open and honest" with contact tracers — even if theyve breached lockdown rules — after NSW recorded 16 new local COVID-19 infections. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said most people ...