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Watch live: NSW’s COVID-19 update
By Broede Carmody
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is due to provide a COVID-19 update.
It comes after the state recorded 77 new cases of locally acquired cases yesterday.
Watch live below.
NSW records 112 new local cases
By Mary Ward
NSW has reported 112 new local coronavirus cases on Monday, another record daily total for Sydney’s growing coronavirus outbreak.
The figure is more than triple the highest daily case number seen during the city’s Crossroads or Avalon clusters last year.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the “vast majority” of cases were family members or very close contacts.
“Family or close friends, unfortunately, bear the brunt,” she said.
The Premier said at least 34 of the new cases were in the community while infectious.
“That is the number that we need to see as close to zero before [NSW] Health will advise the government that the lockdown can end,” she said.
Daily tests quadruple in some south-west Sydney suburbs
By Mary Ward
As local case numbers and exposure sites increase, daily testing has quadrupled in some parts of south-west Sydney over the past five days.
Last week we reported suburbs of concern in the Fairfield area were recording fractions of the testing numbers seen in Sydney’s east.
SydPath staff conduct COVID-19 tests at Fairfield Showgrounds in Sydney’s west.Credit:Kate Geraghty
But, over the past five days, significantly more Fairfield locals have been coming forward for testing.
In the Abbotsbury-Bossley Park-Edensor Park statistical area, testing increased from 208 swabs in the 24 hours to 8pm last Tuesday to 832 in the 24 hours to 8pm Saturday.
Large increases were also seen in the Smithfield-Smithfield West-Wetherill Park area (which recorded 279 tests on Saturday, up from 81 on Tuesday) and the Fairfield-Fairfield East-Fairfield Heights area (415 tests on Saturday, up from 126 on Tuesday).
State and territory borders: The current state of play
By Jenny Noyes
The growing outbreak in NSW has prompted Victoria to slam its border shut to both NSW and ACT overnight, while Queensland is considering a similar move but has so far held off despite growing case numbers.
For now, this is the state of play with Australia’s internal borders:
- ACT: Open except to non-ACT residents who have been in the Greater Sydney lockdown zones since July 9. People granted exemptions must quarantine 14 days.
- Victoria: Closed to NSW and ACT. Victoria announced yesterday that all of NSW and the ACT would become a “red zone” from 11.59pm, meaning only Victorian residents or people with exemptions can cross the border, and must complete 14 days quarantine.
- Queensland: Open, but anyone who has been to a hotspot will not be allowed to enter unless they are a Queensland resident or have an exemption.
- SA: Closed to NSW and ACT since June 27. People in Queensland restricted zones are also prohibited from entering.
- WA: Closed to NSW and Queensland, apart from those with essential traveller exemptions who must quarantine 14 days.
- NT: Open - anyone travelling into NT must complete a border application declaring whether they have been in a COVID-19 hotspot and their whereabouts for the past 28 days.
- Tasmania: Open except to those in lockdown zones.
NSW removalist infectious while in Victoria, South Australia
By Cassandra Morgan
A removalist from Greater Sydney visited South Australia and homes in Victoria while infectious with COVID-19, authorities say.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley says the removalist tested positive to coronavirus in NSW on Sunday, and new exposure sites were expected in Victoria.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley. Credit:Justin McManus
The removalist stayed overnight in Victoria on July 8, before driving interstate to South Australia and later returning to NSW.
“This person is a removalist … and they visited households in Victoria as a part of their work,” Mr Foley said during Monday’s COVID-19 update.
“We would expect there will be exposure sites and we expect there will be people who require to quarantine.”
Victoria’s authorities were still working with NSW to determine exactly what the removalist’s movements were.
Mr Foley said details of the infectious person’s journey would be examined and released soon, however, he assumed the man came to Melbourne on the Hume Freeway and worked at several homes in the city before travelling interstate again.
Qld not worried about risk from NRL bubble
By Stuart Layt
The NRL will re-enter the same COVID-bubble restrictions it put in place last year, Queensland health authorities have confirmed.
The competition is moving wholesale to Queensland to avoid the outbreak of the virus in NSW and continue the season uninterrupted.
NRL clubs will now be based out of Queensland. Credit:Getty
Dr Young said the NRL has secured three hotels for their exclusive use and players, support staff and some of their families will take up residence for the time being.
“There’s no one else in those hotels other than those teams and their family members,” she said.
“So they’re absolutely no risk to the Queensland population.”
Ms Palaszczuk said they had confidence there would not be any breaches of the bubble, following incidents including Maroons forward Jai Arrow bringing a girl into camp and the Dragons fining and suspending several players for holding a house party in breach of restrictions.
“I think you’ve seen where there are breaches the NRL puts in place pretty stringent penalties,” she said.
“But also too we’ll be keeping an eye on it as well.”
NSW’s ‘very generous’ info sharing holds off Qld hard border
By Stuart Layt
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the good work by NSW health authorities had given her the confidence to hold off on recommending hard border closures for the time being.
Dr Young said NSW had been “very generous” with their health information and she was confident they were doing all they could to control their current outbreaks.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young addressing the media last week. Credit:Matt Dennien
“Every morning they provide me all of their sewerage testing details and they do a lot of it all through the state,” she said.
“They are doing an enormous amount of testing in New South Wales. So if there were cases picked up outside the area that is in lockdown, that would be a concern as well. There haven’t been any to date.
“Then if they were to reset their restrictions, that would be another thing to look at. So they are the three [factors] that I look at each morning.”
Queensland records no new cases, holds off on hard border with NSW
By Stuart Layt
Queensland has held off on any hard border closures with NSW, despite rising case numbers there.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said her health experts advised her that despite the rising numbers, they were confident with the measures already in place.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she’s very happy the state has recorded no new cases of COVID-19.Credit:Matt Dennien
“We are not imposing any further restrictions at this stage. But I am giving everyone notice that we are monitoring this incredibly closely,” the Premier said.
“At the moment because Greater Sydney is in lockdown, we are very comfortable with keeping the greater Sydney area a hot spot.”
Ms Palaszczuk urged any Queenslanders in NSW who were able to come home to do so while they still were able.
The news comes as Queensland appears to have well and truly squashed its recent outbreaks, with no new cases detected in the community across the weekend. There were also no new cases recorded today.
Ms Palaszczuk said that was great news. She added that because case numbers were staying low, with no community transmission, there would be a general easing of restrictions as scheduled from 6am Friday.
By the end of this week dancing will return, capacity limits on cafes and restaurants will triple and you can have up to 100 people at your home but must keep a record of who visited. However, masks will still be required at airports and on planes.
‘One in twenty’: people testing COVID-positive at Fairfield site in Sydney’s west
By Laura Chung
Fairfield Showground COVID testing clinic is abuzz with activity, but St Vincent’s Hospital pathology unit SydPath director of operations Greg Granger is concerned about the increasing positive cases.
In the past two days, the clinic has recorded 101 cases of COVID-19. On Saturday, about 1100 cars came though, with almost one in 20 people testing positive for COVID, Mr Granger said.
SydPath staff conduct COVID-19 tests at the Fairfield Showgrounds earlier this morning. Credit:Kate Geraghty
“Someone at the site at any one time statistically has COVID,” he said. “We’re smashing [the cars through] hammer and tongs. ”
By 10am on Monday, staff have taken 300 swabs. Despite the long line of cars at the site, staff process the drivers with rapid efficiency.
Team leader Aaron Henderson-Smith, known on-site as ‘Disco’, pumps disco music from his phone to keep himself and those awaiting tests entertained.
Jason Grima and his two children came forward for testing after being notified this morning that they had been at the Fairfield Coles at the same time as a positive case. They will spend the next 14 days in isolation.
“I got a phone call morning saying ‘go get tested and go straight home’,” he said.
When asked how they will spend the next 14 days, Mr Grima said gadgets and a few garden projects.
Watch live: Victoria and Queensland’s press conferences
By Broede Carmody
Victoria’s Deputy Premier, James Merlino, is due to provide a coronavirus update and make a schools announcement from 10am AEST.
Watch live below.
Meanwhile, Queensland is due to hold its coronavirus update at the same time.
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