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As Melburnians prepare for a drab New Year s Eve devoid of fireworks, with limits on numbers gathering in homes and police patrolling the streets in search of social distancing infractions, spare a thought for the residents of Sydney.
While Victoria cancelled its annual fireworks display months ago, Sydney has always promised to push ahead with its famous harbour-front display. But on Monday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian made sure the first moments of 2021 will be like so much of 2020: performed without an audience.
In the wake of the northern beaches outbreak, which rumbled along with five new infections on Tuesday, the Premier shut down all public access to the Sydney Harbour foreshore. Like people from Melbourne, Sydneysiders will have no choice but to settle in front of the TV for its fireworks fix on Thursday night.
News by Shoba Rao, Anton Nilsson, Anthony Piovesan and Amanda Sheppeard 28th Dec 2020 12:36 PM
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Exposure site questions after girl comes home from Sydney with virus
Exposure site questions after girl comes home from Sydney with virus
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Questions have been raised by infectious disease experts over delays in identifying and alerting Victorians to potential exposure sites after a Melbourne teenager tested positive to coronavirus following a trip to Sydney.
The 15-year-old girl was one of three new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Victoria overnight. She returned home by car with her family on Friday after catching the virus during a trip to Sydney s northern beaches. The other two new cases are international arrivals in hotel quarantine.
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Report into Victoria s two deadliest coronavirus aged care outbreaks didn t go far enough , Health Minister Martin Foley says
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Victoria s Health Minister says a report into the state s two deadliest nursing home outbreaks does not go far enough, and has criticised the Federal Government for a whole range of concerns within the sector.
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Health Minister Martin Foley has pushed for aged care staff to be limited to one facility during the pandemic