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Victoria planning to ease regional restrictions, however will not say when
The Victorian authorities says it plans to ease restrictions in regional Victoria – except for the Goulburn Valley – however is not going to say when that may occur.
Victorian well being minister Martin Foley stated the easing could be “not a snapback, however actually an easing of restrictions”.
It shouldn’t be seen as a snapback to the place we have been, say, in April or Might, however actually a recognition that the chain of transmission within the areas are completely different and in many of the areas very completely different to what they’re in metropolitan Melbourne.
Foley stated he was additionally eager to verify there have been no leaks of the virus from Melbourne into the areas.
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21:55
Victorian press convention:
Half of the brand new circumstances reported in Victoria on Monday have been reported within the northern suburbs, Victoria’s Covid response commander Jeroen Weimar stated.
Of the 246 circumstances, 126 are within the northern suburbs, 71 are within the western suburbs, 21 are within the southeast, 9 are within the inside metropolis and inside south, and eight are within the japanese suburbs.
There have been additionally two circumstances within the Mornington Peninsula, recognized and isolating shut contacts of one other case elsewhere within the metropolis; one case in Better Geelong who was isolating as a identified shut contact of one other case, and 4 extra in Shepparton that have been once more recognized shut contacts.
Weimar stated:
We’re persevering with to see vital family transmission significantly in our northern and western suburbs. We’re additionally seeing quite a few small group companies with very excessive ranges of optimistic circumstances each amongst their buyer base and amongst workers.
He stated circumstances are additionally spreading amongst important employees, together with building, with 81 energetic circumstances linked to a building website at Field Hill.
If important employees aren’t on high of their signs, usually are not out getting vaccinated and never testing recurrently, that presents a major threat when it comes to onward transmission.
Among the many optimistic circumstances reported immediately are a girl who works at a Covid testing website on Hampstead Highway in Maidstone. She was partially vaccinated and contracted the virus in the neighborhood not at work, Weimar says.
The testing station is closed immediately for deep cleansing and to check different workers working on the centre.
Weimar stated there are additionally two separate cases of Victorian truck drivers who’ve examined optimistic and are believed to have acquired the virus NSW, not in Victoria.
It’s genetically completely different to the pressure presently circulating in Victoria, he says.
We consider each have acquired their an infection interstate, in NSW, as part of their regular work duties.
He thanked the truck drivers for testing as quickly as they skilled signs and for isolating early.
The Mooroopna truck driver has handed the virus on to at least one individual of their family, who was additionally isolating.
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21:47
Victorian press convention:
Victoria has introduced a lease aid bundle for people who find themselves paying greater than 30% of their revenue in lease, and have misplaced not less than 20% of their revenue as a result of pandemic.
It’s a one-off fee of $1,500.
Which, in case you are paying 30% of your revenue in lease and have misplaced not less than 20% of your revenue, will not be lots.
Victoria’s housing minister, Richard Wynne, introduced the bundle at Monday’s press convention.
He stated:
We’re additionally asking the landlords, as they did final yr, to indicate a degree of compassion to individuals who discover themselves in generally very, very determined circumstances, unable to work – they’ve misplaced their hours. And we predict that this is a crucial initiative, a focused initiative that’s really going to make a major distinction to individuals’s lives as a result of we completely perceive simply how vital it’s that significantly those that are weak have protected, reasonably priced and safe housing within the non-public rental market.
Victoria additionally prolonged its homelessness program till 30 June subsequent yr.
So far, 1,100 individuals have been moved from motels into long term safe housing, however there are nonetheless 1,600 individuals dwelling in motels, Wynne stated.
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21:36
Victoria information most infectious day in over 12 months
Victorian press convention:
Victoria has recorded its highest day by day case quantity since 16 August 2020, with 246 new circumstances reported on Monday.
That determine again in August final yr was 266.
There are presently 92 individuals in hospital in Victoria, 26 ICU, 14 on a ventilator.
Of these in hospital, well being minister Martin Foley stated, 13 have been unvaccinated as a result of they weren’t eligible (beneath the age of 16) on the time they have been identified; 67 have been unvaccinated however have been eligible on the time they have been identified; and 10 have been partially vaccinated.
One individual in hospital yesterday was absolutely vaccinated, however Foley stated they have been capable of be discharged from hospital immediately.
He repeated the brand new line from the Victorian authorities: “It is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
On vaccines, Victoria recorded its busiest Sunday in state vaccination clinics up to now, with 26,955 doses administered.
About 30,000 vaccine bookings have been made, Foley stated.
There are actually simply 10,000 first dose AstraZeneca bookings obtainable in state clinics and 1,000 Pfizer doses. Extra doses can be found in GP clinics and pharmacies.
The precedence reserving for yr 11 and 12 college students doing yr 12 exams begins immediately. Foley stated dad and mom and carers of scholars would have acquired a precedence reserving code.
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21:32
New Zealand information 20 native Covid-19 circumstances
New Zealand has reported 20 new circumstances of coronavirus in the neighborhood, for the third day in a row, bringing the full quantity within the outbreak of the extremely infectious Delta variant to 821.
It’s one other encouraging signal that the outbreak has peaked and that strict lockdown measures are containing the virus.
Of the full circumstances, 117 individuals have now recovered from the virus. There are 40 individuals in hospital, with six individuals in intensive care.
The nation recorded the primary loss of life from the outbreak on Saturday – a girl in her 90s who died in Auckland’s North Shore hospital, on Friday evening.
As of Monday morning, 38,058 shut contacts had been recognized, with 91% of these having had not less than one check outcome.
There have been 38,710 vaccine doses administered on Sunday, bringing the variety of doses administered within the vaccine rollout to greater than 3,890,000.
Chatting with media on Sunday, the deputy prime minister Grant Robertson stated: “We’re on course in the case of getting in charge of the virus, however the job will not be accomplished but.”
Cupboard ministers will determine whether or not to scale back the lockdown settings for areas exterior of Auckland on Monday afternoon.
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