As it happened NSW now in statewide lockdown after 466 new cases four deaths on Saturday 8 mystery cases in Victoria
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NSW entered a snap statewide lockdown at 5pm on Saturday after recording 466 new cases of COVID-19, which continues to spread across the regions.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say the stay-at-home orders would be introduced for all of regional NSW to “minimise movement and protect our communities from the evolving COVID situation in Sydneyâ€.
Mr Barilaro used an online call on Saturday afternoon to tell regional NSW MPs that the entire state would be in lockdown for at least seven days, an MP unauthorised to speak on the issue told the Herald.
So with more than 8 million people now in lockdown for a week, what does it all mean?
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That’s all we have for you tonight everyone.
Thanks again for joining us on this difficult day for NSW.
Before I go, here is a quick look at some major stories from today:
Take care everyone and we will be back early tomorrow morning with another COVID-19 blog.
Until then, please have a lovely evening and we will see you tomorrow.
NSW Health has detected COVID-19 traces in wastewater samples from the Hawkesbury River area.
The detections were made at the Parkes and Brooklyn sewage treatment plants.
Parkes serves about 11,600 people and Brooklyn serves about 1200 people and includes the suburbs of Dangar Island, Cowan, Brooklyn, Mooney Mooney and Cheerio Point.
NSW Health said there were no known cases in those areas so anyone with the slightest symptoms should seek out a COVID-19 test and isolate until receiving a negative result.
A number of locations in Dubbo have been listed as close contact areas with anyone at the venues during the specified times needing to get a COVID-19 test immediately and quarantine for 14 days.
NSW Health has urged any close contact in the listed venues who hasn’t received a text message or call from them to call 1800 943 553.
The venues are:
Dubbo
Saint Laurence O’Toole Church
Cnr Fitzroy and Tamworth St
Sunday 8 August 6.50am â€" 8.35am
Dubbo
Blend Sixty-Six Café
83 Tamworth Street
Sunday 8 August 8.20am to 8.35am
Dubbo
Relish Café
37-39 Bultje St
Tuesday 10 August 11.55am â€" 12.30pm
Dubbo
Storm Riders
Shop 1/184 Macquarie St
Tuesday 10 August 1.30pm â€" 1.35pm
Dubbo
Priceline Pharmacy
86 Macquarie St
Tuesday 10 August 1.55pm â€" 3.55pm
Construction is under way at Melbourne’s Centre for National Resilience â€" the unwieldy name given to the new quarantine facility in Mickleham â€" with the camp set to open by the end of the year.
A community engagement session was held earlier this week on progress of the fast-tracked 1000-bed accommodation site for returning travellers, however residents were told that builders would not be delayed by any consultation process.
Construction of the new quarantine facility in Mickleham has begun.Credit:Jason South
Earthworks have begun at an empty paddock in Melbourne’s north, which sits next to the federal government’s pet quarantine facility and is about 300 metres from homes.
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A scam website promising Pfizer vaccinations to people who pay $300 is being investigated by NSW Police.
A number of people reportedly showed up to the vaccination clinic at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital demandingthe Pfizer vaccine this week after paying $300 to a website believed to have originated in China.
It follows a similar incident at a vaccination clinic in western Sydney.
A spokeswoman for Sydney Local Health District said the matter had been referred to the NSW Police.
“Sydney Local Health District reminds people that the COVID-19 vaccination is free,†she said.
“Anyone who is asked to pay to make an appointment for COVID-19 vaccination is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.â€
UPDATED: The Jolly Miller Cafe at CS Square in Caroline Springs has two tier one entries in the Victorian exposure site list on Saturday night.
Anyone who attended the cafe on August 6 from 7am to 4.30pm and August 7 from 8am to 11am needs to get a COVID-19 test and quarantine for 14 days.
Woolworths Greenvale Lakes has also joined the list with a tier one exposure after a case attended the supermarket on August 8 from 12:52pm to 1:39pm and August 12 from 12.15pm to 1.05pm.
Anyone at the store during that time needs to get a COVID-19 test and quarantine for 14 days.
Goodstart Early Learning in Richmond also has two entries on the list as a tier two exposure site.
Anyone who attended the centre on August 5 from 5.15pm to 5.50pm and August 12 from 4.30pm to 5pm needs to get a COVID-19 test and isolate until receiving a negative result.
Click here to check the updating exposure list.
Roxburgh Park
Woolworths Greenvale Lakes
200-230 James Mirams Drive Roxburgh Park VIC 3064
08/08/2021 12:52pm - 1:39pm
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
Roxburgh Park
Woolworths Greenvale Lakes
200-230 James Mirams Drive Roxburgh Park VIC 3064
12/08/2021 12:15pm - 1:05pm
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
Roxburgh Park
Zet&Zaatar Bakery
Shop T4/200-230 James Mirams Drive Roxburgh Park VIC 3064
08/08/2021 12:49pm - 1:40pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Roxburgh Park
Zet&Zaatar Bakery
Shop T4/200-230 James Mirams Drive Roxburgh Park VIC 3064
12/08/2021 12:35pm - 1:15pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Weir Views
Opalia NewsXpress Lotto and Gifts
Shop R18, Opalia Plaza 201 Exford Road Weir Views VIC 3338
07/08/2021 11:17am - 11:54am
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Reservoir
Royal Khalsa Bakery
962 High Street Reservoir VIC 3073
07/08/2021 4:30pm - 5:05pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result
Richmond
Goodstart Early Learning Richmond
319 Church Street Richmond VIC 3121
05/08/2021 5:15pm - 5:50pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Richmond
Goodstart Early Learning Richmond
319 Church Street Richmond VIC 3121
12/08/2021 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Caroline Springs
The Jolly Miller Cafe - CS Square
Shop L01 68/69, CS Square, 29-35 Lake Street Caroline Springs VIC 3023
06/08/2021 7:00am - 4:30pm
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
Caroline Springs
The Jolly Miller Cafe - CS Square
Shop L01 68/69, CS Square, 29-35 Lake Street Caroline Springs VIC 3023
07/08/2021 8:00am - 11:00am
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure.
There’s one key problem stopping Will Richardson from moving out of home, getting a new job and getting on with his adult life â€" the 19-year-old can’t get a copy of his birth certificate.
For over a year the university student from Wallan has been waiting for the document from the Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages registry. The taxpayer-funded office shut its doors and closed its phone lines to the public in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
Will Richardson, 19, and his mother, Charlotte Robinson, have been trying to get a replacement birth certificate for him for over a year. Credit:Jason South
Without it, Mr Richardson, who lives with autism, can’t move forward.
Click here to read the story.
Victoria has downgraded south-east Queensland from a red zone to an orange zone which should make it easier for residents to return to the state.
The state announced on Saturday night it had changed 11 local government areas from red to orange zones which means people who have been in Queensland after 8.01pm on July 31 can travel to Victoria and will only need to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours and isolate until receiving a negative result.
The 11 LGAs are: City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay Regional Council, City of Gold Coast, City of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Logan City, Noosa Shire Council, Redland City, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council and Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
The LGA of Cairns and Yarrabah remain red zones.
Click here for more information from the Victorian government.
Victoria set a new daily record for COVID-19 vaccine doses with 29,490 administered on Friday but concerns remain about more wastewater detections across the state.
Locations in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria showed unexpected wastewater samples in recent days.
Carlton, Glenroy-Broadmeadows, the Sunshine West industrial area, Camberwell and the Truganina-Williams Landing areas in Melbourne all showed positive detections and while some of those suburbs already have COVID-19 cases, the chief health officer’s update on Saturday night said the detections were from parts of those suburbs without cases.
The Carlton wastewater detection was identified as coming from a public housing estate with health officials contacting residents directly and CoHealth setting up onsite testing at the estate.
Lakes Entrance in Victoria’s eastern coast and Shepparton in the north-east both recorded unexpected wastewater detections.
The Shepparton catchment takes in Shepparton, Kialla and small parts of Shepparton North and
Orrvale so anyone who worked or visited those locations from August 9-11 should get a COVID-19 test if they have the slightest of symptoms.
The Lakes Entrance catchment takes in Lakes Entrance, Lake Bunga, Kalimna, Lake Tyres and the Lake Tyres Aboriginal Trust with anyone who lived or worked in those areas from August 8-11 asked to get a COVID-19 test if they have the slightest of symptoms.
Victoria recorded 33,675 test results on Friday but the government has requested the number climb past 40,000 per day to make sure they have the best chance to find all cases.
Residents in the New South Wales/Queensland border zone will face more restrictions on travelling into Queensland.
From 8pm tonight NSW residents within the border zone can only enter Queensland for essential services, essential work and to shop for essentials that can’t be reasonably obtained on the NSW side.
A police checkpoint at the Queensland-NSW border late last year.Credit:Dan Peled
“Following the announcement of a state-wide lockdown in New South Wales, Queensland is requiring any New South Wales resident who lives anywhere in the border zone to follow the same rules as those required for current lockdown (stay at home) zones,†a Queensland Health update read.
Among the permitted reasons are:
Exercising, attending a wedding or funeral or recreation are no longer reasons for entering Queensland.
Click here for more information from Queensland Heath.
Supermarkets in Malvern and Balaclava are among the latest additions to the Victorian exposure sites list.
Coles Malvern, Chemist Warehouse Malvern and Malvern Authorised Newsagency, all on Glenferrie Road, all had positive cases at their shops on August 10 with anyone at those places at the listed times asked to get a COVID-19 test and isolate until receiving a negative test.
Coles Balaclava on Camden Street and Alfred Street has three mentions, all listed as tier two, with a case attending the supermarket on August 7 from 7.15pm to 8.45pm, August 8 from 12pm to 1.30pm and August 11 from 12.15pm to 2pm.
Click here to check the updating list.
Balaclava
Coles Balaclava
Camden Street & Alfred Street Balaclava VIC 3183
07/08/2021 7:15pm - 8:45pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Balaclava
Coles Balaclava
Camden Street & Alfred Street Balaclava VIC 3183
08/08/2021 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Malvern
Chemist Warehouse Malvern
122-124 Glenferrie Road Malvern VIC 3144
10/08/2021 10:00am - 11:45am
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Malvern
Malvern Authorised Newsagency
114 Glenferrie Road Malvern VIC 3144
10/08/2021 10:30am - 12:00pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Malvern
Coles Malvern
164-178 Glenferrie Road Malvern VIC 3144
10/08/2021 11:00am - 1:00pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Malvern
Woolworths Malvern
112-114 Wattletree Road Malvern VIC 3144
10/08/2021 11:30am - 1:45pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.
Balaclava
Coles Balaclava
Camden Street & Alfred Street Balaclava VIC 3183
11/08/2021 12:15pm - 2:00pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result
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