Yass to be locked down after virus spread to NSW region
Key Points
- NSW Premier warns anyone who waits to get vaccinated faces missing out on freedoms when lockdown eases.
- NSW has 1257 new cases after reporting 1262 cases on Sunday.
- Victoria reported 473 cases today after 392 cases Sunday, 450 Saturday.
- Queensland reported two new cases today, but the government is confident lockdown isn’t needed.
That’s a wrap
-NSW has reported 1257 new cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths, after recording 1262 cases on Sunday and a record 1599 cases on Saturday.
-The NSW Premier says unvaccinated people will not have the same freedoms as vaccinated people when the state reaches the target of 80 per cent double dose.
-Yass is going back into lockdown after a case was detected in the regional community.
-Victoria recorded its worst day in the current outbreak with 473 new cases.
-The Victorian government has threatened to shut down the construction sector in the state, after a cluster of cases were linked to work sites.
-The ACT recorded 13 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, at least 10 were in the community during part of their infectious period.
-Queensland has recorded two new local cases of coronavirus, both in home quarantine and linked to the Sunnybank school which was shut down last week.
-Coronavirus vaccine bookings are now open online for 12 to 15-year-olds.
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