ACT lists two exposure sites after positive COVID-19 case travelled from NSW to Canberra

 

ACT Health has listed two coronavirus exposure locations.

ACT Health has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case from New South Wales visited the territory on Monday 14 June. 

The man in his 40s is from Sydney's north-western suburbs. His test results showed "low virus levels, which NSW Health has not been able to rule out as a possible case of COVID-19".

ACT Health has listed two sites as exposure locations in the ACT. 

They are urging those who were at the venues at the specified times to immediately isolate until further advised by ACT Health, get a COVID-19 test and fill in the declaration form available at the ACT Health website.

Health authorities are also asking all those who visited the National Gallery of Australia, including the main gift shop, from 12-2pm on Monday,  June 14, to be vigilant for any COVID-19 symptoms, and immediately get tested and isolate if symptoms develop.

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman said this morning that authorities do not think the case is highly infectious. 

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Infected nurse worked at second hospital - Will our bureaucrats never learn

 

A COVID-positive nurse at Epping Private Hospital also worked two shifts at Northern Hospital.

A nurse who tested positive for COVID-19 while treating infected patients also did shifts at a second Melbourne hospital, potentially exposing dozens of healthcare workers to the virus.

Victoria's testing commander Jeroen Weimar confirmed the woman, who had been treating the state's three hospitalised COVID-19 cases at Epping Private Hospital, also worked shifts at the Northern Hospital in Epping while possibly infectious.

She worked at the Northern Hospital on June 11 and 12 before returning a positive COVID-19 test on Wednesday.

"This appears to be an operational error being made at Epping Private," Mr Weimar told reporters on Thursday.

"It is disappointing, I'm very unhappy about that situation."

Any staff working on a COVID ward and dealing directly with virus patients should not be working elsewhere.

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AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for over-60s only after advice from ATAGI

ATAGI has recommended that only people aged over 60 receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AP)

 

Australia's vaccine rollout has undergone a major shake-up.

 

The federal government has accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisations (ATAGI) that the AstraZeneca vaccine only be administered to people aged 60 and above.

 

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the decision to advise AstraZeneca jabs be restricted to over-60s is a "conservative" decision.

 

"The UK, for example, has an age range of 40 and above, South Korea 30 and above, and Germany has no age limits after 18 and above," he said.

 

The new advice follows the Therapeutic Goods Administration's report of 12 new blood clot cases linked to the vaccine, with seven of those in people aged 50-59.

 

Mr Hunt said the Pfizer vaccine would now be accessible to everybody aged 40-59.

 

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‘Victoria is a powder keg’: Experts fear virus still circulating as testing rate drops

 

The queue for a COVID-19 test at Normanby Street in South Melbourne on Wednesday.Credit:Paul Jeffers

Coronavirus is still smouldering away in Victoria, infectious diseases experts suspect, as plummeting testing numbers fuel fears of undetected cases circulating in the community.

Melbourne infectious diseases physician Michelle Ananda-Rajah said until vaccine uptake rose substantially, testing remained the most critical measure in Victoria alongside contact tracing to avoid another mass outbreak, but she feared “coronavirus fatigue” was leading to a drop in testing numbers.

“Victoria is a powder keg that could blow at any time,” Dr Ananda-Rajah said. “Right now, we are primed for a third wave because we are largely unvaccinated against the disease. Winter is here and we know infections go up at this time. On top of this, we’ve got more transmissible variants of the virus in the mix.”

COVID response commander Jeroen Weimar said health authorities remain extremely concerned the virus was still circulating after a vaccinated nurse had tested positive and may have been infectious while working at Epping Private Hospital on June 14. “There is a full, instant response team working through the circumstances,” he said on Wednesday.

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Household contact of NSW COVID-19 case tests positive, Bondi Junction listed among Sydney exposure sites

 

The Bondi Beach COVID-19 testing site has been operational since the early stages of the pandemic.ABC News

The household contact of a new locally acquired case of COVID-19 has also tested positive in Sydney.

On Wednesday afternoon, a COVID-19 case was detected in Sydney's eastern suburbs, sparking an urgent investigation as to its source and warnings for a swathe of venues.

NSW Health said the case, a man from Bondi in his 60s, worked as a driver and that international flight crew had been among his passengers.

A person who lives with the man also received a positive test late on Wednesday evening.

Both men visited the Bondi Junction shopping centre in the city’s east several times in recent days.

Anyone who has been to the following venues must get tested and isolate immediately:

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Piers Morgan calls for 'selfish' unvaccinated NHS and care home staff to quit triggering an interesting debate

 

Piers Morgan’s comments have caused controversy once again, this time after he called for unvaccinated NHS and care home staff to leave their jobs.

The former Good Morning Britain host took to Twitter to suggest that NHS and care home staff who refuse to have the Covid-19 vaccine should not be able to continue in their roles.

The tweet, which was posted on the morning of June 16, read: “ NHS and Care Home staff who refuse to be vaccinated need to leave their jobs and do something that requires less reckless selfish disregard for the health & wellbeing of their patients/residents.”

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The bold statement divided fans, with some taking a strong stance against his controversial opinion.

One follower called his comments “disgusting” while another told him to “stop this bullish behaviour”.

Some did agree with Piers, with one fan saying: "For once I agree with you Piers. The deaths of elderly and vulnerable in care homes has been catastrophic. They need to be afforded all the protection from this awful disease that we possibly can give them."

The controversial comments come after reports that the government is due to announce that the Covid vaccine will be compulsory for care home staff.

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Wuhan lab leak theory investigations ongoing, 18 months after the arrival of COVID-19

 

The Wuhan Institute of Virology has been referenced multiple times as a potential original source of the COVID

It's been a year and five months since Australia recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus, after an infected person who travelled from Wuhan to Melbourne tested positive on January 25, 2020.

Despite all that time passing and global researchers trying to get to the bottom of it, we still don't really know how SARS-CoV-2 first came to be.

There's been many a theory — and one particular one about the virus escaping a laboratory in Wuhan doesn't seem to have fallen off the radar, despite a World Health Organization investigation finding no clear evidence that the theory is true.

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Just last week, leaders of G7 nations demanded a full investigation of the origins of the coronavirus in China at a meeting in the UK.

That came just days after US President Joe Biden revealed US intelligence agencies were pursuing theories, including a possible laboratory accident in China.

So why are leaders still so hung up on it, and what are they doing to research it further?

D-19 outbreak, but Chinese authorities deny the claims.

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