WATCH: Victorian Premier addresses the media
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is due to address the media at 10.45am. It is expected he will be announcing details of a border closure between NSW and Victoria, following talks with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison this morning.
Ms Berejiklian has previously said she opposes border closures due to their economic impact as well as their effect on wellbeing in regional communities. She will be speaking at 12pm.
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Case rate a concern, but also shows high testing: Victorian CMO
By Craig Butt
Victoria’s record increase of 127 new daily cases is a concern but also reflects high testing rates, the state’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has said.
“Nobody wants to see it but we do have a very clear picture on a daily basis with the test numbers we are doing,” he said.
“We are increasingly seeing [new cases] in outbreaks … we know where they occur and we know how to manage and control them.”
Professor Sutton said levels of community transmission – where the infection cannot be traced to a known case – were at "reasonably low" levels, with 13 new infections linked to community transmission today.
Last week, there were often increases of 20-30 community transmission cases per day.
Keep in mind it often takes the health department several days to carry out investigations into transmission sources so it is not the case that 13 of the 127 new cases were from community transmission.
No new cases in Queensland as nightclubs reopen
By Toby Crockford
There have been no new COVID-19 cases in Queensland since since the reopening of nightclubs and strip clubs on Friday night.
On Monday, there was just one active case remaining, with almost 400,000 tests conducted and 1067 total cases since the pandemic reached Queensland.
State Treasurer Cameron Dick said after Queensland "smashed the curve" the state government has its "shoulders to the wheel" to recover the debt-riddled economy.
"The coronavirus remains a very significant problem for the world and the world's economy," he said.
"These are dangerous and difficult times for our economy. In two months our state lost 169,000 jobs, that is 169,000 Queenslanders who need to get back to work."
Mr Dick said the government had dished out almost $1 billion in loans to support about 7000 small businesses.
About 10,000 people flooded Brisbane's Fortitude Valley as nightclubs opened for the first time in months on Friday, with some ignoring Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's social distancing and no dancing rules.
Sixteen new cases in locked-down Melbourne towers
By Craig Butt
Of the 127 new coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria today, 16 were amongst residents of locked-down public housing towers in Melbourne’s inner north.
There have now been 53 cases recorded in the nine towers in North Melbourne and Kensington, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said.
Yesterday there were 27 cases associated with the towers.
A further 10 cases from previous days have now been linked to the buildings, the state’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said.
That means the number of known cases in the towers has almost doubled since yesterday.
“We expect that number to continue to grow,” Mr Andrews said, expressing an aim to get everyone in the towers tested for coronavirus.
Nine public housing buildings that are home to about 3000 residents have been locked down in Flemington and North Melbourne.
The restrictions on the residents of these buildings are tighter than the stay-at-home orders in place in 12 Melbourne postcodes, where people can only leave to go to work or study, to provide care, to buy groceries or to get exercise.
Residents of the buildings have been told they are not allowed to leave their homes and police have been stationed in the area to enforce the lockdown.
Permit needed to enter NSW from Victoria in jointly decided border closure
By Craig Butt
The closure of Victoria’s border with NSW was a decision made jointly by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
“From 11.59pm, midnight, tomorrow night, the border with NSW will be closed,” Mr Andrews told reporters on Monday.
“We have – all of us – agreed that the best thing to do is to close the border," he added.
"That closure will be enforced on the NSW side, so as not to be a drain on resources that are very much focused on fighting the virus right now across our state.”
Mr Andrews said there would be more detailed information released on the border closure by NSW later today and there would be a way for people in border towns such as Albury-Wodonga to carry out daily activities.
Victorians will require a permit to enter NSW, he said.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will be addressing the media at 12pm.
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Man in his 90s becomes Australia's 105th coronavirus death
By Craig Butt
A man in his 90s has become the 21st person in Victoria to die of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed.
Mr Andrews expressed his condolences to the man’s family.
He is the 105th person to die of coronavirus in Australia.
Victoria records highest ever case increase
By Craig Butt
Victoria has recorded its highest ever increase in daily cases, with 127 new cases recorded overnight.
The previous daily record was 111 cases, which was recorded on March 28. Back then, most new cases were from overseas travellers in hotel quarantine; none of the new cases today were from overseas travellers.
Of the 127 new cases, 34 linked to existing outbreaks, 40 from testing sites and from GPs, 53 where this information is not yet known.
The sustained growth in new cases based on the seven day average – a measure of consistent increases in cases that adjusts for day-to-day variations – is also at its highest level since the start of the outbreak.
There are 645 active cases state-wide.
WATCH: Victorian Premier addresses the media
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is due to address the media at 10.45am. It is expected he will be announcing details of a border closure between NSW and Victoria, following talks with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison this morning.
Ms Berejiklian has previously said she opposes border closures due to their economic impact as well as their effect on wellbeing in regional communities. She will be speaking at 12pm.
Woolworths online orders cancelled after Melbourne worker tests positive
By Craig Butt
A worker at a Woolworths online order centre in Melbourne's inner west has tested positive for coronavirus, the supermarket giant has confirmed.
"We have been notified by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services that a team member in our Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in West Footscray has tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)," a Woolowrths spokeswoman said.
A worker at a Woolworths online order centre in Melbourne's inner west has tested positive for coronavirus.Credit:Patrick Scala
The customer fulfilment centre is a site where groceries ordered online are sent out to customers.
"The health and safety of our team members is our top priority," she said.
"We’re continuing to make contact with our CFC team members and will provide our full support to those required to self-isolate at home in line with the advice from the Health Department."
She said a deep clean was carried out at the facility on Sunday night, and apologised that this meant online deliveries were cancelled this morning.
When asked about whether there was a risk of coronavirus spreading through any groceries that may have been handled by the staff member, the spokeswoman said Woolworths had been advised by health authorities that the risk of contamination was "extremely low".
"There has been no evidence of transmission through products," she said.
NSW-Victoria border to close tomorrow night
By Noel Towell
The border between NSW and Victoria will close at midnight on Tuesday as the state's second surge of the COVID-19 crisis intensifies.
Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to make the announcement at 10.45am.
The dramatic decision was made at an early morning hook-up between Mr Andrews, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday.
Savings for travelling off-peak in NSW start today
Commuters in NSW will receive 50 per cent off their fare if they travel off-peak, as the state government seeks to encourage social distancing on public transport.
From today, travel outside the following hours will be half price, after the boundaries of "peak" periods were extended:
- 6:30am–10am on Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro, light rail and bus
- 6am-10am on Intercity Trains
- 3pm-7pm on Sydney Trains, Intercity Trains, Sydney Metro, light rail and bus
The half-price fares will be in place for three months, after which a 30 per cent discount – similar to previous off-peak pricing for trains – will be in place.
“For customers who can travel outside of peak hours there are really significant savings to be had," Transport Minister Andrew Constance said.
"These changes are about helping to reduce crowding during the busiest times of day to ensure everyone can physically distance and stay safe during COVID-19."
It isn't all good news. As Josh Dye and Tom Rabe reported on the weekend, Sunday public transport fares across the Opal network will nearly triple under the restructure.
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