Summary
- Victoria recorded 317 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the state's highest single-day increase on record. It was the 11th day in a row with a triple-digit increase in daily COVID-19 infections.
- In New South Wales there were 15 new coronavirus cases recorded on Thursday, with three mystery cases not connected to any other known diagnoses
- At least 150 Victorian healthcare workers are infected with COVID-19 and hundreds more are in isolation after coming into contact with confirmed coronavirus cases.
- Queensland recorded no new coronavirus cases on Friday, with its total number of confirmed cases remaining at 1071. There are four active cases in the state.
- More than 586,000 people around the globe have now died of coronavirus, with the USA's Centre for Disease Control predicting between 150,000 and 170,000 deaths in the country between now and August 8.
Watch live: NSW coronavirus update with Premier Gladys Berejiklian
The NSW coronavirus update from Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Minister for Health Brad Hazzard, Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello and NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant is due to start at 11am.
You can watch the press conference below:
Victoria's daily coronavirus press conference will be at 11.30am, and the video feed for it will be posted in the blog shortly.
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Victorian Ombusman launches investigation into Melbourne public housing tower lockdown
By Timna Jacks and Bianca Hall
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has launched an investigation into the treatment of people at a public housing tower in North Melbourne subjected to a two-week hard lockdown over coronavirus transmission concerns.
Residents at 33 Alfred Street were among more than 3000 people in nine towers locked without warning in their buildings the Saturday before last.
While residents of the other eight returned to the same level of restrictions as the rest of Melbourne last Thursday, people living at 33 Alfred Street were required to isolate for a further nine days because the building had a higher infection rate than the other towers. That quarantine period ends on Saturday.
The public housing tower at 33 Alfred Street in North Melbourne.Credit:Joe Armao
Ms Glass said her office had been inundated with complaints and concerns from public housing residents and advocates over the past two weeks.
Her investigation will focus on access to medical supplies, fresh air, exercise and other daily needs.
It will also examine the broader issue of protecting people's human rights while they are in enforced lockdown to prevent the spread of disease.
"I recognise this is an unprecedented global health emergency and governments must act swiftly to protect human lives," Ms Glass said.
"People on the front line are doing an extraordinary job to respond to this crisis and help keep us safe. However, there are lessons to be learnt in how governments can do that in a way that protects people's human rights, including access to fresh air, exercise and medical supplies."
As of Thursday, a total of 250 residents at the nine public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington had tested positive to coronavirus.
Epworth Healthcare bans visitors at seven Melbourne hospitals
By Melissa Cunningham
Epworth Healthcare has become the latest health service to ban all visitors from seeing patients in their Melbourne hospitals.
"For the safety of patients, staff and doctors, we are currently not accepting visitors to our Melbourne sites," the health service said in a statement. "We understand this will be challenging for many and encourage patients and loved ones to stay in contact in other ways such as phone, FaceTime and Skype."
The health service said there were exceptions for visitors including essential caregivers for patients in palliative care, maternity, paediatric wards and emergency departments.
Epworth Healthcare runs hospitals and rehabilitation centres in Richmond, Hawthorn, Brighton, Camberwell, Thornbury, Dandenong and East Melbourne.
The Epworth Eastern Hospital in MelbourneCredit:Murray Rix
Visitors were also banned from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, except in rare circumstances, after the number of infected staff hit 12 this week with more than 60 healthcare workers furloughed.
Cabrini Health which runs hospitals in Malvern and Brighton along with aged care homes and palliative care facilities also banned visitors yesterday.
Exceptions to the no visitor policy include critically ill patients or terminally ill patients.
100-year-old UK fundraiser Captain Tom to be knighted on Friday
Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old who became a national hero in Britain by raising millions of pounds for health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, will become "Sir Tom" on Friday (local time) when he is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Captain Tom Moore, a 100-year-old war veteran who raised more than $41 million for the NHS will be knighted on Friday.Credit:Moore family
The World War Two veteran raised a record sum of 33 million pounds ($41 million) by walking 100 laps of his garden with the aid of a walking frame in April in the run-up to his landmark birthday.
His endeavour touched the hearts of people in Britain and beyond as they faced the adversity of the coronavirus crisis.
Captain Moore, who has already been made an honorary colonel and an honorary member of the England cricket team, will receive the ancient accolade at Windsor Castle, where the 94-year-old monarch has been sheltering.
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Bookings at NSW pubs capped at 10 people from today
By Sally Rawsthorne
As of Friday, new restrictions on pubs apply in NSW.
Bookings are now capped at 10 people (instead of the 20 that were previously allowed), all patrons must sign in and be seated and there is a maximum of 300 people or one person per four square metres inside the venue.
Pubs must also register their COVID Safety plans with the NSW Government and have a dedicated hygiene marshall to oversee social distancing, cleaning and hygiene at the venue.
NSW Health's website states the safe hygiene marshall must be dressed in distinctive clothing, and that any business that breaches public health orders could face a fine of up to $55,000.
Watch live: Press conference with NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner
A press conference with NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner is about to start.
He announced recently that the Northern Territory would be reopening its borders to people from all other states and territories, except for those from Victoria or Greater Sydney.
Funding to attract Hollywood blockbusters to Australia during COVID-19
By David Crowe
Film and television productions will be lured to Australia with $400 million in cash grants in a federal plan to capitalise on the country's low rate of coronavirus infections compared to other countries.
The Morrison government will offer the new incentive on top of existing tax breaks after attracting films such as Thor: Love and Thunder, Godzilla Versus Kong and Monster Problems.
While border controls will limit the immediate take-up of the new scheme, the government is pitching the incentive as a way to bring work to a safe location in Australia when productions have stalled in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Film incentives have already succeeded in bringing Thor: Love and Thunder to film in Australia.
Government modelling suggests the $400 million would attract about $3 billion in foreign expenditure in Australia and would create 8000 new jobs over the seven years of the new program.
Graph: How community transmission is on the rise in Victoria
This graph shows the running total for the number of coronavirus cases in Victoria where the source of infection is unknown. That means the person who tested positive contracted the infection locally and it cannot be traced back to a known case.
In the past week, the number of community transmission cases in Victoria has almost doubled. Or, to put it another way, there have been about twice as many cases of community transmission in Victoria alone than there have in the rest of Australia.
This number will likely rise in the coming days, because there are currently 974 cases still being investigated by the health department, and some of these will likely be untraced.
It's worth noting, however, that we don't find out about increases in community transmission in real-time, since it takes the health department several days to determine the source of infection. What we are really seeing in the chart above is that the source of infection of people who tested positive one week ago can't be traced.
On Thursday the health department revealed 150 healthcare workers (which includes doctors, nurses, paramedics and aged care staff) were currently infected with coronavirus, with most infections being the result of community transmission.
No new coronavirus cases recorded in Queensland
By Lucy Stone
No new cases have been recorded in Queensland overnight, keeping the state's active cases at four and total confirmed cases at 1071.
It comes as more sporting codes shift their teams to the Sunshine State, with all Supercars teams also based on the Gold Coast ahead of next month's Triple Crown in Darwin.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tweeted it was a "boost for Queensland's tourism industry and small business" and meant the 2020 Championship could continue. Strict quarantine protocols and management plans will be in place, she said.
All AFL teams are also now moving to Queensland for the remainder of the season, with the majority based on the Gold Coast.
Unemployment rate reaches 22-year high in Australia
By Shane Wright
The nation's jobless rate has climbed by 0.3 percentage points to a 22-year high of 7.4 per cent because of economic damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
There are now 992,000 people officially unemployed, surpassing the 960,000 record set in December 1992.
Full-time employment fell by 38,100 in June, with 376,000 full-time positions gone since February. Women continue to struggle, with female full-time employment down by 5.2 per cent since February compared to 3.8 per cent for men.
The jobless rate would be almost 12 per cent but for the exclusion of 230,000 people who were considered employed in June but did not work one hour as they are being supported by the government's JobKeeper program, while 370,000 people have left the jobs market.
Earlier this week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the "real" jobless rate was likely to be about 13.3 per cent.
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