Queensland has revealed the “trigger” point that will see it reopen the border with NSW but Premier Gladys Berejiklian has criticised the rule, saying it’s a “big ask”. NSW has recorded 12 new COVID cases including one “mystery” case.
A case of COVID-19 in the Parkes area is among 17 new cases detected in NSW. Meanwhile, two attempts by a 27-year-old woman to sneak into NSW did not end well.
A western Sydney primary school has been evacuated after a student tested positive to coronavirus. Meanwhile Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed difficulties in receiving information from Victoria is stopping NSW from planning a reopening of the southern border.
Tough restrictions on Sydney residents visiting aged care homes could be scrapped in time for Fathers’ Day, NSW Health has revealed after the state recorded just 10 new COVID cases – six in hotel quarantine. FULL DETAILS
The travel “bubbles” around towns on the NSW and Victorian borders will be extended in the next fortnight to give local residents greater mobility.
A woman in her 80s is the first NSW death in two weeks while authorities have issued new alerts for two western Sydney venues. Meanwhile New Zealand’s COVID cases have climbed and Victoria has recorded a further eight deaths. FULL DETAILS
Health Minister Brad Hazzard says bars, restaurants and cafes could be subject to tougher measures again if people don’t practice being COVID-safe.
A family in New Zealand is the country’s first to test positive in 100 days, while Russian state media says the daughter of Vladimir Putin is the first person in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. LATEST DETAILS
Two teenagers have been arrested in a Queensland shopping centre after bypassing the state’s strict border restrictions on their arrival from Sydney.
The Northern Territory has relaxed its border restrictions, opening to travellers from some parts of NSW while Queensland has confirmed a bubble will exist when the border shuts again tomorrow morning.
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