Employees at a Sydney law firm have been evacuated after being told a staffer in the building was linked to a fatal case of coronavirus. It comes as authorities search for 10 medical workers potentially exposed to infected doctors at a medical conference.
An 82-year-old man being tested for COVID-19 at BaptistCare Dorothy Henderson Lodge Aged Care Centre has been confirmed as having the virus. The resident was under the care of a staff member who was diagnosed on Tuesday night. This afternoon Macquarie University confirmed one of their lecturers was also one of the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Less than $200 million in federal funding has gone out the door to bushfire affected communities from a multi-billion dollar fund lauded by the Morrison Government during the bushfire crisis.
The Australian handshake and a kiss on the cheek greeting are out with coronavirus spreading locally, including to a medical worker, amid warnings the disease is now unstoppable.
Suspected coronavirus sufferers would be detained by police under tough new laws the State Government wants to rush through Parliament – or even jailed if they refuse to obey orders.
A motorcyclist has died after his bike and a truck collided in Ultimo on Thursday afternoon. Police arrested a man, who was been taken to hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.
Scott Morrison has announced the first phase of Australia’s emergency response plan against the deadly coronavirus as “the risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us”.
Train delays are expected this afternoon on the Cronulla line after a man’s leg became stuck underneath a train in Caringbah.
Josh Frydenberg has warned the impact of the coronavirus crisis will have a greater impact on the local economy than the devastating bushfires, as the ASX suffered a $23 billion wipeout.
Bush towns are being abandoned as shops close down, leaving the elderly and vulnerable locals stranded without access to basics like groceries or a bank with some residents forced to take a 130km round trip to buy bread and milk.
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