EXPLAINED: Changes to Check In Tas
The Premier has announced a raft of changes to Check In Tas, which would see the use of the app scrapped at a range of different venues. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW >>
The Premier has announced a raft of changes to Check In Tas, which would see the use of the app scrapped at a range of different venues. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW >>
Giving vaccinations and dispensing thousands of RAT tests daily – Omicron is taking a toll on local pharmacists with chemists on the hunt for more qualified staff. THEIR CALL FOR HELP >>
The government has confirmed Covid cases have been reported in students from around half of Tasmania’s government schools. WHERE THEY’VE BEEN RECORDED >>
The WA premier has taken a swipe at Tasmania’s border reopening plan, hailing his decision to keep the border shut as the right thing to do. WHAT HE SAID >>
“By the time the applicant found himself in quarantine for that time … he was one of the most well-known and universally disliked people in Tasmania.”
One week into the school year seven Tasmanian schools have reported Covid-19 clusters. OUTBREAK DETAILS + LATEST ON COVID >>
An email to parents and carers from a southern state school has shown a list of classes attended by a Covid-positive student on Thursday.
As school returns RATs are in high demand across Tasmania. Here’s all you need to know about where and how you can access them. FULL LIST >>
The government has confirmed over 150 Education Department staff did not comply with mandatory vaccination requirements by this week’s deadline. LATEST >>
There will be one notable absence when attendances are taken at government schools on the first day of term 1 on Wednesday — Education Minister Sarah Courtney. LATEST COVID NEWS >>
Bus drivers say the government’s “gross negligence” is to blame for Tasmania’s driver shortage, not just Covid-19. FULL STORY >>
King Islanders, still reeling after a government no-go directive decimated their summer tourism season, are hoping a voucher scheme is among incentives to be offered by the government this week.
Passengers aboard a boutique cruise ship that arrived in Hobart today will be placed in isolation after one of those on board tested positive for Covid. LATEST COVID UPDATE >>
A member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council says Tassie is out of step with interstate student and teacher testing guidelines and wants a rethink to stop school restart outbreaks. LATEST >
Labor has rubbished the government’s new support package for Covid-struck businesses, which they describe as too little too late. LATEST ON THE PACKAGE >>
Parents are being urged to get their kids vaccinated if they haven’t already, as the rush continues before students return to school next week. LATEST + CLINIC DETAILS >>
A sixth person with Covid-19 has died in Tasmania this year, bringing the state total since the pandemic began to 19. STATISTICS >>
Politicians have likened Sarah Courtney’s French holiday to Scott Morrison’s ill-fated 2019 trip to Hawaii after she tested positive to Covid-19 just days out from the start of the school year. LATEST >>
Tasmania’s positive Covid statistics have been slightly lower than what’s been reported due to a system error detected last month. LATEST COVID UPDATE >>
A prominent and otherwise healthy Tasmanian politician warns “you don’t know how your body will react” as she emerges from a nasty bout of Covid-19.
More details have been released about the latest Tasmanian to die with Covid-19, marking the fifth death since Tasmania’s borders reopened in December. LATEST COVID UPDATES >>
The University of Tasmania is expected take on an estimated 4000 international students this year, but the number falls far short of pre-pandemic enrolments.
The state’s Catholic education system has defended its decision not to impose a vaccine mandate for teachers, while a vaccine cut-off date nears for state school employees. LATEST >
Covid care packs for the state’s most vulnerable are being prepared to be delivered from next week, as a grassroots community movement springs into action. HOW TO HELP >>
The Premier has announced some proposed changes for the Check In Tas app and revealed why we may need to stay masked up for a little longer. LATEST COVID UPDATE >>
A second Covid-19 case has been reported at a childcare centre near Hobart.
A Hobart restaurant owner has closed temporarily, covering his windows with a large message to the Premier … who just so happened to be walking past.
Tasmanians have vented their frustrations after waiting days on end trying to connect with the Public Health hotline after testing positive for Covid-19.
Taste of Summer has dropped its entry fee for the final day, as organisers attempt to boost their visitor count. HOW TO TAKE PART >>
Tasmania’s health Minister has acknowledged it must have been “distressing” for the family, but that doctors deemed it was safe send a little girl home from hospital despite testing positive to Covid-19.
Western Australia has made the call to close the border to travellers from Tasmania, with strict conditions of entry for the very few allowed to enter. NEW ARRANGEMENTS EXPLAINED >>
A man booked in for spinal surgery has been advised to queue for a Covid test at 6am on Sunday and quickly return a negative PCR test, as requirements for hospital patients change.
Post offices across Tasmania will soon stock Covid-19 rapid antigen tests, but but there’s a catch, not everyone will be able to buy them over the counter. DETAILS >>>
Closing Tasmania’s border is not the answer to rising Covid cases nationwide, medical experts say, but another new rule has been slammed as “illogical”. FULL STORY >>>
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been detected on Tasmania’s King and Flinders islands, in what is believed to be a first since the pandemic began. LATEST >>
A staff member has tested positive to Covid-19 at a local aged care facility, sending it lockdown. FULL DETAILS >>
Large crowds will gather to bring in the new year across Tasmania on Friday night, but people are being warned to stay home if they have a sore throat or a snifffle. ADVICE >>>
Forecast hot weather has prompted a total fire ban to be issued for the whole of Tasmania, but it won’t stop New Year’s Eve fireworks going ahead. DETAILS >>>
The state Health secretary has apologised for Covid test delays and thanked people for their patience after many were turned away in droves a Hobart Covid testing clinic on Thursday. SEE PLANS TO ADDRESS QUEUES >>
Tasmanians will undergo a swift overhaul of testing proceedures, contact classification and booster vaccine delivery in the coming days. LATEST COVID UPDATES >>
Another round of mass flight cancellations has caused some headaches for holidaymakers coming and going from Hobart Airport. LATEST >>
Tasmanians could have more personal responsibility in Covid-19 contact tracing as the government considers removing low-risk locations from its list of exposure sites. LATEST >>
A woman who needed a Covid test to be allowed to fly to France to visit her ill father was forced to wait for hours with no food or water after initially being told she couldn’t enter at all.
The Royal Hobart Hospital worked who tested positive to Covid-19 had been working on the oncology ward with many cancer patients now being asked to isolate for 14 days. LATEST >>
The interval to get a Covid-19 booster vaccine has been reduced, and new detail has been revealed on when Tasmanians will be able to lock in their appointment. WHEN YOU CAN BOOK >>>
As Covid cases surge in New South Wales, an online poll has shown strong support among Tasmanians for tougher border restrictions with that state. DETAILS >>
The new external triage tents outside the Royal Hobart Hospital’s emergency department have been put through their paces in preparation for any Covid-19 community transmission.
A teen says he was “really stressed” when he couldn’t board a bus without a mask on Tuesday, prompting the service to remind its bus operators they are not expected to enforce mask rules. SEE DETAILS >>
The Premier has admitted frustration at the lack of restrictions in NSW and has not ruled out reinstating border restrictions with the state as cases explode. LATEST + HAVE YOUR SAY >>
A hospitality business has brought forward its summer break amid the uncertainty of rising cases of Covid-19 in Tasmania, saying operators are losing bookings “hand over fist”.
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