Queensland Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk says she cannot imagine that state borders will open for “considerable time” to people from areas affected by coronaviruses.
Ms. Palaszczuk also spoke about the possibility of Queensland hosting the grand AFL final.
Follow today’s events as they unfold.
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By Bridget Judd
Kathryn Diss reported on the outbreak of the American corona virus for months. Then she caught the disease
She’s not sure where she crossed paths with COVID-19, but when ABC’s North America correspondent Kathryn Diss came back from a rally in Tulsa, she “hit a wall.”
“I woke up in the middle of the night with a firmer grip in my airways, a deep burning sensation when swallowing, a throbbing headache right behind my eyeballs and total exhaustion.
“When I got up the next morning, I felt dizzy, I couldn’t stand long, simple tasks were difficult, and everything just hurt. I felt like I was beaten up by a baseball bat.
“If we hadn’t been in a global pandemic that I reported as an ABC correspondent for North America, I would have convinced myself that it was just a bad case of flu.”
By Bridget Judd
“There is more bad news”
Minister of Elderly Care, Richard Colbeck, has confirmed that 39 elderly care homes across Victoria are now affected by coronavirus.
On the Today Show, Colbeck said it was a “function of community diffusion”.
“Geriatric nurses are not immune to this virus. Indeed, the number [of aged care homes impacted] is now 39.
“Yesterday there were seven new facilities that I was informed about this morning. So it is growing. Fortunately, these new seven are only now employees.
“There are eight facilities where we have residents with outbreaks – with the virus, and there are 45 of them – 45 residents in these eight facilities with the virus. Further bad news is coming.”
By Bridget Judd
The deputy chief physician Michael Kidd speaks now …
Professor Kidd discusses the coronavirus cluster at a hotel in Sydney and says that contract tracking has worked “incredibly effectively” and the authorities have been able to identify the patient’s zero point.
“As we have seen, the authorities in New South Wales are very vigorous.
“Very extensive testing, especially of everyone who visited the Crossroads Hotel between July 3rd and 10th, and we saw the queues of people queuing up responsibly and waiting to go home to be isolated for two weeks spend to make sure we don’t. ” spread from this outbreak. “
When asked whether the cluster could be larger than initially assumed, he says that it “depends on the behavior of the individual and the number of people with whom an infected person has come into close contact”.
“It depends on whether people have maintained the physical distance that we continue to recommend for everyone, as well as hand hygiene and other measures.
“Most importantly, anyone who has had the least symptoms at this hotel needs to be examined.”
By Bridget Judd
Remember to travel to the NT tomorrow after the border opens?
The NT will open its borders this Friday, allowing most inter-state arrivals to move freely within the territory for the first time in almost four months.
This also means that most people who are currently self-isolating in the NT can leave the territory and begin exploring.
However, there will be stricter conditions for travelers who have spent time in COVID-19 hotspots (classified by the NT government as anywhere in Victoria or Greater Sydney) to minimize possible spread of the virus.
By Bridget Judd
Questions from the audience
Is there any news about when the press conferences take place today? Andrews in particular? I hope for a lower number than yesterday
Hopeful
Hopefully tomorrow.
We recently heard from the Prime Minister of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and as in previous days, we will probably hear from other states and territories all morning.
I don’t have a fixed time for Victoria yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
Does OMG mean that you won and Simon lost ?!
-Teresa
Not quite – I’m just filling out the blog for today.
But I would say that Simon lost the game of life.
By Bridget Judd
Victoria faces a long way before it is clear
Two weeks after the third-level restrictions are reintroduced in 36 Melbourne suburbs, experts say the coming days will be critical to deciding whether stricter blocking measures work.
After the outbreaks in June, 10 “hotspot” postcode areas in the north and west of Melbourne were blocked for the second time before the rest of the metropolitan area and Mitchell Shire were also subjected to the rules last Wednesday.
On July 1, Victoria dealt with 370 active COVID-19 cases.
As of yesterday, the number of active cases had risen to 1,931, due to outbreaks related to public apartment towers, a school, geriatric care centers, and multiple jobs.
By Bridget Judd
Disabled, health and mining sectors benefit from JobTrainer
As you may have heard this morning, the federal government has launched its latest skills investment program, JobTrainer, which focuses on training or retraining job seekers.
The billion dollar program is partially funded by the government, which will save $ 500 million, while the other half is supplemented by shared contributions between states and territories that sign up.
Michaelia Cash, who appeared at the ABC News Breakfast this morning, was asked what kind of jobs could be offered.
Here’s what she had to say:
“I think it will come as no surprise to you to know that surely the current areas of demand – age, disability and healthcare, mining and resources, construction, ICT, and logistics and manufacturing.
“These are certainly areas where we see growth at this point.”
By Bridget Judd
Victorian police wear masks in wards
Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire are in the third phase of the ban and the number of new cases confirmed daily is over 200.
Victorian police officers have now been ordered to wear face masks in wards.
The masks are worn indoors when physical distance cannot be maintained, including areas where officials are located No Contact with the public.
The recommendation comes after 57 Frankston officials were forced to isolate after contacting two colleagues who tested positive for coronavirus.
Reporting by Kathy Lord.
By Bridget Judd
Qld limit restrictions to remain in effect for “considerable time”
In gloomy news for those of you who live outside of Australia’s best state, Queensland Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk says strict border measures “persist as long as they are needed”.
Here’s a bit of what she used to say at the ABC News Breakfast:
“There is a lot of community broadcasting going on in Victoria. I expect these border closures will continue for a significant amount of time, and we have these declared local government hotspots in New South Wales.
“So we keep a very close eye on what’s happening in New South Wales and I get updates every day.”
And the prospect of Queensland hosting the grand AFL final?
“If we do the heavy lifting, we want to be considered for a grand finale. I think that’s only fair.
“But of course it will depend on what is going on in the other states during this time and we will seriously start this negotiation. We firmly believe that Queensland could host it here.”
By Bridget Judd
Greetings, greetings, let’s get loud (with corona virus updates).
I’m Bridget Judd, I’ll bring you the latest this morning.
Scroll through your questions as always and we’ll try to answer them if we can.
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