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It was a feat that won hearts around the world, that a common pigeon named Joe had flown 13,000 kilometres from the United States and had landed, weak but alive, in an Australian backyard.
An amazing tale, yes, but Kevin Celli-Bird, owner of said yard, is still recovering from the global media blast.
Kevin Celli-Bird is bemused by all the fuss after a pigeon that landed in his yard was thought to have flown from the US, but was then found to be a local stray.
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Last Wednesday, he read out what he thought would be a funny little spiel about Joe the pigeon on 3AW’s Rumour File.
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Officials said 555 died overnight, taking the official death toll to 64,495 since the pandemic began.
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Not enough adolescents are signing up for Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine trial, potentially delaying vaccine authorisation for this age group.
Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 16- to 17-year-olds, as well as adults. The companies did not have enough data in younger adolescents to apply for use in that age group, and Moderna had tested its vaccine only in adults, so it is authorised only for those 18 and up.
Over 51,000 Victorians Leave NSW ‘Orange Zone’ After Long Wait
The Victorian government lowered the CCP virus risk status of New South Wales to orange allowing tens of thousands of stranded people to travel home for this first time since New Years Day.
Over 51,000 Victorians were granted permits on Monday but only after waiting for almost three hours because of “technical matters” on the states COVID-19border entry online system.
State Health Minister Martin Foley apologised for the delay in getting the system operational.
“So there was a complex system of both policy and technical matters that I wanted to make sure that we got right before we went live,” Foley told ABC radio on Monday.
Published January 12, 2021
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More than 30,000 people have applied for a Victorian travel permit since the state’s ‘traffic light’ scheme was introduced on Monday, despite the application system remaining offline hours after strict new travel restrictions came into effect.
Martin Foley said 31,060 permits were churned through the system as of 7am this morning.
Although the Premier acknowledged testing numbers do drop on Mondays and Tuesdays, reflecting weekend attendance, the past two day s figures of 14,738 and 18,570 are particularly low.
NSW Health’s Dr Jeremy McAnulty said the testing numbers were way too low in light of ongoing transmission in Sydney.
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Several new venues were added to the NSW Health website last night, linked to recent cases.
Anyone who attended the Blacktown Workers Sports Club’s Grange Buffet for more than one hour on Sunday January 10, between 12pm and 1.16pm, or for more than one hour on Sunday January 3, between 11.40am and 1.30pm, is considered a close contact.