Australia & New Zealand - COVID-19 Coronavirus

[ZoriahNZ]

Luckily, in NZ's case, it was detected at the border. One case that went straight into a managed isolation facility. It did not manage to spread into the community.

Genome sequencing is very important to keep tabs on what is happening with the virus.

 

[MrX]

Sydney COVID: The businesses planning to serve the unvaccinated

“I can’t be filtering customers based on their status. There are anti-discrimination laws in place that I’d be breaking if I did that. It’s also bad business, as a business owner you’re essentially ripping yourself off,” he said. “We can’t afford to turn customers away after we have lost so much revenue already.”


"A NSW Health spokeswoman said: “The finer details of the road map are currently being worked through, but there will be requirements in place to ensure only those who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine can take advantage of the freedoms."

 

[they'll get you]

NSW is 80% first jabbed.

 

[ZoriahNZ]

That's fantastic!

 

[they'll get you]

I was waiting for this to happen.

Fake vaccine certificates on the rise as more countries require proof of COVID jab

‘A real problem’: Fake Australian vaccine certificates ‘selling for $110’ as black market skyrockets

 

[they'll get you]

Oh no!

“This week alone, we’ve witnessed over 10,000 sellers of fake vaccine certificates

‘A real problem’: Fake Australian vaccine certificates ‘selling for $110’ as black market skyrockets

 

[they'll get you]

(There are some evil geniuses out there.)

“We’ve received reports of scam text messages impersonating the government, saying you’ve received an appointment for your third vaccine,” the agency tweeted on Friday.

“There are no third vaccines.

“This is a scam designed to steal your financial info. Delete the message and don’t click the link.”

‘URGENT WARNING’: Cyber crooks using vaccination appointment scam to access data

 

[they'll get you]

New Zealand’s ban on quarantine-free travellers from Australia will remain until November at least, with future trans-Tasman travel hinging on vaccination rates.

New Zealand pauses trans-Tasman bubble for AT LEAST another two months

 

[they'll get you]

A Sydney man who spent a more than a year in hospital after contracting COVID-19 last year has finally left hospital in a heartwarming moment with health staff.

David Avila Mellado was clapped out of Westmead Hospital on September 1 after being admitted for 399 days.
Emotional scenes as Sydney man who spent YEAR in hospital after catching COVID finally goes home

 

[they'll get you]

A mum of four who boasted of being “unmasked, unmuzzled, and unvaccinated” has died of Covid-19, with her loved ones now begging for donations.

Plea for donations after anti-vax mum’s death

Oops sorry this woman came from California

 

[purpleandgreen]

A mum of four who boasted of being “unmasked, unmuzzled, and unvaccinated” has died of Covid-19, with her loved ones now begging for donations.

Plea for donations after anti-vax mum’s death

Oops sorry this woman came from California

They've still got a bit of a hide fund raising for her, IMO. They (and all of the other anti-vaxers) should take this as a warning. IMO

 

[LadyL]

Sydney's unvaccinated warned of social isolation when COVID-19 lockdown ends

 

[MrX]

Victoria's vaccine mandate could cost Melbourne the Australian Open tennis | Daily Mail Online

 

[they'll get you]

NSW records 594

Victoria records 1420

NSW records 594 new local COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths


NSW population is 8.2 million
Vic population is 6.7 million

 

[purpleandgreen]

Why is it always worse in Victoria?

 

[they'll get you]

Why is it always worse in Victoria?

The Spice Girls had the same problem.

 

[they'll get you]

More COVID-19 cases linked to the Melbourne CFMEU headquarters following protests

More COVID-19 cases linked to the Melbourne CFMEU headquarters following protests

 

[they'll get you]

 

[they'll get you]

NSW records 646 new cases, 11 deaths;

VIC records 1838 new cases, five deaths

 

[they'll get you]

NSW up to hit 90 per cent first dose this weekend.

NSW set to hit another vax milestone

NSW is set to hit a new major vaccine milestone this weekend, just days after the state reached it’s 70 per cent double dose jab target.

Yesterday, the state hit the 89.8 per cent mark for first dose vaccinations in Australia, setting NSW up to hit 90 per cent first dose this weekend.
NSW set to hit another major vax milestone