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New South Wales Health has strongly advised that people from Sydney and the Central Coast should not visit an aged care facility for the next two weeks, as cases rise.
In a statement, the department stressed this was a “precautionary step”, but was spurred by the latest outbreak in the Sydney CBD.
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For those catching up just now, Victoria has recorded 94 new cases of coronavirus and 18 deaths on Saturday morning.
That’s the lowest daily case increase for eight weeks, as the state, and particularly the city of Melbourne live under intense restrictions.
#COVID19VicData for 29 August, 2020. There were 94 new cases detected in Victoria yesterday, and we are sad to report 18 lives lost. More information will be available later today via our media release. pic.twitter.com/VqT7Ow6FJW
Continue reading…France racks up post-lockdown high in new infections; Australian state sees 18 deaths and 94 cases; India sets new daily record with more than 77,000 cases. Follow all the updates liveGlobal report: India sets new daily case recordRepatriating 100,000 stranded Australians could take six months Locals rediscover streets and beaches absent of foreign touristsUK businesses offer incentives to lure back office workers 12.26am BSTNew South Wales Health has strongly advised that people from Sydney and the Central Coast should not visit an aged care facility for the next two weeks, as cases rise. In a statement, the department stressed this was a “precautionary step”, but was spurred by the latest outbreak in the Sydney CBD. 12.21am BSTFor those catching up just now, Victoria has recorded 94 new cases of coronavirus and 18 deaths on Saturday morning.That’s the lowest daily case increase for eight weeks, as the state, and particularly the city of Melbourne live under intense restrictions. #COVID19VicData for 29 August, 2020. There were 94 new cases detected in Victoria yesterday, and we are sad to report 18 lives lost. More information will be available later today via our media release. pic.twitter.com/VqT7Ow6FJW Continue reading…