Australia COVID LIVE updates Victorias record day of 1965 new local cases NSW records 580 new cases as health authorities investigate new Delta strain
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You might have seen earlier today that the Victorian government backed in the idea that our progress on vaccination could see the crucial targets met ahead of schedule.
The targets of 70 per cent and 80 per cent of people over 16 being vaccinated were pencilled in for October 26 and November 5 respectively on the state’s road map out of lockdown.
Today’s official vaccination statistics show that state has gotten to 57.7 per cent of over-16s having one shot and 85.2 per cent having had two.
Where exactly does that put us?
Our data journalist Craig Butt has crunched the numbers on that and, based on recent trends, predicts we’ll hit the 70 per cent mark on about October 22 and the 80 per cent mark on November 3.
Singapore: Cast as a test case for nations trying to make the jump from a COVID-zero approach to living with the virus, Singapore remains intent on reaching a “new normalâ€.
Yet it may be as long as six months before the south-east Asian city state returns to the kind of freedoms being experienced in Europe.
Visitors at the Rain Vortex indoor waterfall feature at the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore.Credit:Bloomberg
In a national address on Saturday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended last month’s tightening of restrictions in response to soaring infections, saying it was needed to avoid the health system being overwhelmed.
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Singapore: Indonesia hopes to see Australian travellers return to Bali by the end of the year and is ready to talk to the Morrison government about how to get them back.
The holiday island and Aussie playground will finally begin welcoming back foreign tourists from select countries including China, Japan and New Zealand this week as virus numbers ease on the island and across the Indonesian archipelago.
The initial intake won’t include travellers from Australia because of Canberra’s tough border measures but in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said Australia was very important to Bali’s reopening plans.
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Residents of NSW will be greeted by heavy showers and wintry temperatures as they emerge from nearly four months of hard lockdown on Monday.
But the bleak weather outlook for so-called “freedom day†is unlikely to dampen spirits, with the reopening of hospitality venues, retail and gyms offering a wide variety of indoor entertainment options for the first time in 15 weeks.
A busy Bondi Beach on the last weekend before lockdown 2.0 ends. Credit:Brook Mitchell
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a cold front approaching from the south will move across Sydney on Sunday afternoon, with showers becoming heavy in the evening and continuing into Monday.
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Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has read the riot act to three New South Wales men accused of illegally sneaking across the Queensland border to Suncorp Stadium to go the NRL grand final.
Ms D’Ath also confirmed no new local COVID-19 cases in Queensland on Saturday, however, three cases from overseas were recorded.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath reads the riot act at three NSW men accused of illegally crossing the Queensland border from a COVID hotspot to see the NRL grand final.Credit:Matt Dennien
While the three NRL fans have so far tested negative for COVID-19, the Health Minister fumed at the lack of respect shown to Queensland, because of the high number of COVID-19 cases remaining in New South Wales.
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Our picture desk has collated some of the best pictures from around the world during the past week.
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A costumed attendee poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Centre on Saturday AEDT.Credit:AP
NSW has officially hit 90 per cent of the adult population with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the federal government.
The state crashed through the barrier on Saturday according to fresh data released by the Department of Health, showing 90.14 per cent of NSW residents over the age of 16 have now had their first dose and 72.75 per cent have received two doses.
NSW has officially hit 90 per cent of the adult population with a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
The milestone means NSW has shot ahead from being a vaccine laggard to one of the most highly vaccinated populations in the world.
The globe’s most vaccinated nations are the United Arab Emirates (94 per cent first dose and 83 per cent double dose) and Portugal (88 per cent first dose and 85 per cent double dose) according to Our World in Data.
The theatre industry in Victoria will get a lockdown lift with the announcement that rehearsals for major productions can resume at the same time as the state government announced a new $15 million support package.
Creative Industries Minister Danny Pearson confirmed on Saturday that major productions would be able to start rehearsals so they would be ready to open their doors when restrictions eased.
The move came after some of Melbourne’s major performing arts companies warned they may not be able to reopen as anticipated by the state government’s road map because they could not rehearse or build sets in advance.
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G’day everyone.
It’s Roy Ward here and I’ll be taking over the blog for the rest of the day, thanks to Pallavi Singhal for yet another excellent shift to get us started.
We have had a big morning and there is plenty more going on this afternoon so please stay with us and keep up your comments and interactions.
Enjoy the afternoon to come.
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