Australia Covid

• Australia to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers after two years of COVID-19

  Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders this month to travellers vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  Feb 7, 2022
  
• Australia reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic as hospitalizations break record

  A total of 77 deaths was recorded, exceeding the previous national high of 57 last Thursday, official data showed, as the Omicron variant rips through the country.

  World

  Jan 18, 2022
  
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• 3rd Australian state announces lockdown as Delta variant fuels COVID-19 spread

  The state of South Australia said it would join Sydney and Victoria in lockdown from Tuesday evening for seven days after detecting new cases of the Delta strain.

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  Jul 20, 2021
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• Sydney’s 3-week COVID-19 lockdown may be extended as cases reach new high for 2021

  Hundreds of extra police patrolled parts of Sydney to enforce the city's lockdown orders imposed to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.

  World

  Jul 9, 2021
• Australia locks down 2nd most populous state over ‘highly infectious’ COVID-19 outbreak

  The new cluster of infections in Melbourne detected early this week swelled to 26 on Thursday after 12 more cases overnight, while the number of virus-exposed sites rose above 150.

  World

  May 27, 2021
• Australia reinstates COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney after new ‘mysterious’ case

  The swift action was taken a day after a 50-year-old man became the first reported local transmission case in New South Wales state in more than a month.

  Health

  May 6, 2021
• After 111 days, Australia’s second-largest city relaxes coronavirus lockdown

  The lockdown changes will allow 6,200 retail stores, 5,800 cafés and restaurants, 1,000 beauty salons and 800 pubs to reopen, impacting 180,000 jobs.

  World

  Oct 28, 2020
• Australia’s ‘extreme’ 2nd lockdown curbed coronavirus — here’s what it took

  Melbourne has been under one of the toughest lockdowns in the world, including a nightly curfew, after a second outbreak in that state saw daily infection soar.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2020
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• Coronavirus cases are rising again in some countries. What can Canada learn?

  Experts have long warned that the green light to reopen can become a red light at any time. For places like Australia and Spain, that's exactly what's happening.

  World

  Jul 31, 2020
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• Australia sends emergency medical teams to coronavirus-ravaged nursing homes

  Aged care homes are at the centre of Australia's worst outbreak in Melbourne, with 804 active COVID-19 cases linked to homes across the larger Victoria state, including workers.

  World

  Jul 29, 2020