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In Queensland, nightclubs have been warned to follow their Covid-19 safety plans. Which, you’ll recall, involve not dancing.
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Queensland police deputy commissioner, Steve Gollschewski, said the majority of nightclub owners were doing their best and falling into line with measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
However, he’s just as concerned with clubbers flouting social distancing advice and failing to respect how potent and contagious the virus is.
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Sticking in NSW for a moment, the state president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Dr Danielle McMullen, said the next two weeks are critical on keeping the outbreak under control. in
We are on a knife-edge. NSW Health is doing absolutely everything it can to trace new transmissions and contain clusters, but ultimately it will be up to NSW residents if we are going to curtail spread of the virus.
Everyone is feeling the fatigue from this pandemic, but we’ve got to keep our guard up.
I’m urging all residents to take the hit now — avoid all non-essential travel and large social gatherings — and hopefully in two weeks we’ll be rewarded with reduced numbers of new cases.
Continue reading…Five million Victorians wake up to new rule a day after state recorded 484 cases of Covid-19; federal treasurer to unveil largest budget deficit since second world war; and fears NSW will follow Victoria’s outbreak. Follow all the latest news NSW reports 16 new casesFollow the global live blogAustralia’s about-face on masks: why our advice was late to the partyWhat you need to know about Melbourne’s stage three lockdown rulesSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 11.22pm BSTIn Queensland, nightclubs have been warned to follow their Covid-19 safety plans. Which, you’ll recall, involve not dancing.More from AAP:Queensland police deputy commissioner, Steve Gollschewski, said the majority of nightclub owners were doing their best and falling into line with measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus.However, he’s just as concerned with clubbers flouting social distancing advice and failing to respect how potent and contagious the virus is. 11.13pm BSTSticking in NSW for a moment, the state president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Dr Danielle McMullen, said the next two weeks are critical on keeping the outbreak under control. inWe are on a knife-edge. NSW Health is doing absolutely everything it can to trace new transmissions and contain clusters, but ultimately it will be up to NSW residents if we are going to curtail spread of the virus.Everyone is feeling the fatigue from this pandemic, but we’ve got to keep our guard up.I’m urging all residents to take the hit now — avoid all non-essential travel and large social gatherings — and hopefully in two weeks we’ll be rewarded with reduced numbers of new cases. Continue reading…