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Australia Several more NSW locations identified as coronavirus hotspots

01:30  07 august  2020
01:30  07 august  2020 Source:   9news.com.au

Queensland shuts its borders to people from Greater Sydney

Queensland shuts its borders to people from Greater Sydney Residents from Greater Sydney are now locked out of Queensland after its border closed at 1am today as coronavirus cases grow in COVID hotspots.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk declared all of Sydney a COVID-19 hotspot on Wednesday, announcing the closure from the weekend to give Queenslanders time to get home.

NSW Government COVID-19 news, hotspots and areas for increased testing, daily updates on statistics and cases, public health alerts and COVID-19 ( coronavirus ). This information is updated when new locations are identified . Locations are removed 14 days after the last known date that a

Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them. A pop-up coronavirus testing clinic at Rushcutters Bay in Sydney in July 2020. Check our full list of regional NSW and Sydney Covid hotspots and case locations .

There is a fresh health warning this morning for anyone who went to the Westfield shopping centre in Penrith, in Sydney's west, on Saturday after a man who tested positive to coronavirus visited the centre that day.

Health Alert for major shopping centre after latest Queensland case

Health Alert for major shopping centre after latest Queensland case Health officials are urging people in Sydney hotspots to wear face masks.

Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them. More detailed information is available at the NSW Health website. List of case locations in NSW . Hotel staff who worked on the following shifts are asked to get tested and self-isolate until

'Get tested now': New coronavirus hotspots identified . Two more people have died from coronavirus in NSW , taking the state's COVID-19 death toll to 26. A 74-year-old woman died at John Hunter Hospital and a 76-year-old man died in the Northern Beaches Hospital, NSW Health Minister

NSW Health confirmed the infected man visited the Westfield between 10.30am and midday and anyone who was there during that time frame is asked to watch for symptoms, self-isolate and get tested immediately.

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Nepean Blue Mountains Health said the man, aged in his 20s and from south-western Sydney, had close contact with a previously confirmed case linked to the Mounties club cluster from Mount Pritchard.

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  • Slide 3 of 85: A Starbucks coffee franchise worker packs up to close the store as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 is set to start Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Melbourne. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hot spot, announced on Monday that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
  • Slide 4 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during the daily coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing on August 05, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Retail stores across Melbourne will be closed to customers from 11:59 pm on Wednesday 5 August as further stage 4 lockdown restrictions are implemented in response to Victoria's ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The majority of retail businesses like clothing, furniture, electrical and department stores will be closed to the public for the duration of the stage 4 restrictions. Businesses will be able to operate click and collect services with social distancing and contactless payments. Supermarkets, grocery stores, bottle shops, pharmacies, petrol stations, banks, news agencies and post offices will remain open during the lockdown. Melbourne residents are subject to a curfew from 8pm to 5am, must stay within a 5km radius of their homes along with limits on hours of exercise, while all students have returned to home learning and childcare centres have closed. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 5 of 85: Police officers and soldiers patrol a popular running track in Melbourne on August 4, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Melbourne is now enduring the country's most restrictive virus-control measures, including an overnight curfew, forced closure of non-essential businesses and mandatory mask-wearing as hundreds of new cases are recorded daily. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Slide 7 of 85: A worker cleans security bollards outside Flinders Street station in Melbourne in August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Australia's Victoria state imposed fresh, sweeping restrictions on August 2, 2020, including a curfew in Melbourne for the next six weeks, a ban on weddings, and schools and universities going back online in the coming days. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 8 of 85: Workers push trolleys past an empty shop in Melbournes central business district on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Australia's Victoria state imposed fresh, sweeping restrictions on August 2, 2020, including a curfew in Melbourne for the next six weeks, a ban on weddings, and schools and universities going back online in the coming days. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 9 of 85: A man walks past a large face mask pinned to a tree in Melbourne on August 3, 2020 after the state announced new restrictions as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Australia's Victoria state imposed fresh, sweeping restrictions on August 2, 2020, including a curfew in Melbourne for the next six weeks, a ban on weddings, and schools and universities going back online in the coming days. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 10 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 03: A general view of St Brigid’s Parish in Marrickville on August 03, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. The Church closed for cleaning on Sunday after a couple who attended a mass service tested positive for COVID-19. New South Wales has recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urges residents across the state to wear face masks when on public transport, in the supermarket or in enclosed spaces where social distancing is difficult. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 11 of 85: Stage 4 restrictions have been enforced in Melbourne from 6pm on Sunday August 2 amid the Coronavirus outbreak. The restrictions include a 8pm-5am curfew which will run until September 13. Pictured: After curfew, the Bolte Bridge, a large 8-lane arterial bridge is comepletely deserted.
  • Slide 12 of 85: A general view of a deserted Bourke Street after a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 02 August 2020. A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria as the state tightens coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, limiting movement in Melbourne through a nightly curfew among other new rules.
  • Slide 13 of 85: Protective Service Officers patrol Swanston street before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne, Australia, 02 August 2020. A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria as the state tightens COVID-19 restrictions, limiting movement in Melbourne through a nightly curfew among other new rules.
  • Slide 14 of 85: People line up to enter a supermarket hours before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne, Australia, 02 August 2020. A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria as the state tightens COVID-19 restrictions, limiting movement in Melbourne through a nightly curfew among other new rules.
  • Slide 15 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: A digital sign warning people to social distance, otherwise there will be fines of $1000 per person is seen at Bondi Beach on August 02, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. As Sydney COVID-19 clusters in the east, inner west and south west continue to grow, Sydney is on high alert with a further 12 cases of COVID-19 reported overnight in New South Wales. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)
  • Slide 16 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: A healthcare worker wearing a face shield and protective clothing are seen showing information to someone about to be tested for COVID-19 at a pop-up testing clinic in Rushcutters Bay on August 02, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. As Sydney COVID-19 clusters in the east, inner west and south west continue to grow, Sydney is on high alert with a further 12 cases of COVID-19 reported overnight in New South Wales. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)
  • Slide 17 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: People line up outside a Coles supermarket in Malvern on August 02, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Public concern has increased as speculation grows that Premier Daniel Andrews will introduce further restrictions in his daily briefing (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 18 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: Members of the ADF (Australian Defence Force) patrol with Members of Victoria Police on August 02, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Public concern has increased as speculation grows that Premier Daniel Andrews will introduce further restrictions in his daily briefing (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 19 of 85: A members of the muslim community records his details on arrival to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque in Sydney, Australia, 31 July 2020. New South Wales has granted an exemption for 400 people to gather at a mosque in western Sydney to celebrate Eid. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy.
  • Slide 20 of 85: Muslim worshippers leave Auburn Gallipoli Mosque after a mass Friday prayer on the first day of the Eid al-Adha festival in Sydney on July 31, 2020. - Muslims in Australia offered their Eid Al-Adha and Friday prayers inside the mosques with limitations and restrictions to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as the country recorded over 16,000 coronavirus cases and 189 deaths in a population of 25 million. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP) (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 21 of 85: Police patrol near the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, 31 July 2020. According to local media reports, police intervened to clear the area after anti-mask protesters had gathered near the monument in the early morning hours. Victoria state has recently seen a spike in coronavirus cases, forcing authorities to declare face masks mandatory.
  • Slide 22 of 85: Police move to arrest two anti mask protesters for not wearing a mask and refusing to give their details to police. Anti facemask protesters rally at the Shrine of Remembrance a day after Victoria sees a new record in Coronavirus cases.
  • Slide 23 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: A man is fined by Victoria Police for refusing to wear a face mask on July 31, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria recorded 627 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Thursday, July 30. As of Sunday, masks will be compulsory state-wide, with additional restrictions in specific regional areas that have seen an uptick in new cases. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 24 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews leaves the daily briefing on July 31, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria recorded 627 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Thursday, July 30. As of Sunday, masks will be compulsory state-wide, with additional restrictions in specific regional areas that have seen an uptick in new cases. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 25 of 85: Medical personnel in personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen at a pop-up testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
  • Slide 26 of 85: People maintain social distance as they queue to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pop-up testing centre, as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
  • Slide 27 of 85: A medical personnel holds a swab while administering a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pop-up testing centre, as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
  • Slide 28 of 85: Police speak to staff at the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 29, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 29 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28: An international student is seen collecting food from Alex Dekker of 'Alex makes meals' at a location in the Melbourne CBD on July 28, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Alex Makes Meals is a volunteer food organisation started by 20-year-old Alex Dekker during Melbourne’s lockdown when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit in March. Originally aimed at providing meals for healthcare workers, the charity has now expanded to provide meals for anyone in need following the return of lockdown restrictions due to a spike in community coronavirus transmissions. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
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  • Slide 31 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: A general view of the exterior of Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point on July 27, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. A warning has been issued to anyone who attended Thai Rock in Potts Point in Sydney between July 15-25 to self-isolate and be tested after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Australia recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths yesterday - all in Victoria - the highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
  • Slide 32 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 27: A Clinical waste removalist wearing PPE is seen emptying a clinical waste bin at St Basil's Home for the Aged in Fawkner on July 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 532 new cases of coronavirus and six more deaths. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with people permitted to leave home only for exercise, work, to buy essential items, or to access childcare and healthcare and individuals are required Face coverings or be subject to a $200 fine. Lockdown measures are in place until August 19. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
  • Slide 33 of 85: Medical staff prepare to transport people from the St Basil's Home for the Aged Care in Fawkner, which has had an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 2020. Aged care facilitates in Melbourne are reportedly being affected by the virus in multiple facilities.
  • Slide 34 of 85: Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and a Victorian Department of Human Services officer doorknocking houses in St Albans, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 2020. Australian Defence Force personnel are now doorknocking homes of Victorians who don't pick up the phone after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
  • Slide 35 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 25: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (L) and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton arrive for a daily briefing on July 25, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria reported seven COVID-19 deaths on July 24, the state's highest toll since the start of the pandemic. Effective, July 23, face coverings are mandatory for people leaving their homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area or the Mitchell Shire with anyone failing to do so subject to a $200 fine. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with people permitted to leave home only for exercise, work, to buy essential items, or to access childcare and healthcare. Lockdown measures are in place until August 19. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 36 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 25: A worker exits the Bertocchi Smallgoods premises in Thomastown, where a cluster of 57 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been traced to, on July 25, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria reported seven COVID-19 deaths on July 24, the state's highest toll since the start of the pandemic. Effective, July 23, face coverings are mandatory for people leaving their homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area or the Mitchell Shire with anyone failing to do so subject to a $200 fine. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with people permitted to leave home only for exercise, work, to buy essential items, or to access childcare and healthcare. Lockdown measures are in place until August 19. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 37 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: An empty Degraves Street is seen at the usually peak morning period on July 24, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Face masks or face coverings are now mandatory for anyone leaving their homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area or the Mitchell Shire. The new rule went into effect on Thursday 23 July, and anyone failing to wear a mask in public can receive a $200 fine. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
  • Slide 38 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 24: A female jogger is seen running wearing a mask on July 24, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Face masks or face coverings are now mandatory for anyone leaving their homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area or the Mitchell Shire. The new rule went into effect on Thursday 23 July, and anyone failing to wear a mask in public can receive a $200 fine. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
  • Slide 39 of 85: A Protective Services Officer speaks to a member of public in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
  • Slide 40 of 85: Beachgoers wear protective face masks at St Kilda beach in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
  • Slide 41 of 85: A cyclist wears a protective face mask in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
  • Slide 42 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 23: Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos speaks to the media on July 23, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Face masks or face coverings are now mandatory for anyone leaving their homes in the Melbourne metropolitan area or the Mitchell Shire. Under the new rule, which came into effect at midnight on Thursday, anyone failing to wear a mask in public can receive a $200 fine. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
  • Slide 43 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Registered nurses Michelle Gibbons and Debbie Bhatti conduct COVID-19 swab tests as large crowds queue at a Bondi Beach drive-through testing clinic on July 22, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. New South Wales recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the state's total number of coronavirus cases to 3,425. NSW residents are being urged to avoid non-essential travel and large crowds, as health authorities work to contain several COVID-19 cluster outbreaks across the state. Cases linked to the Crossroads Hotel, Thai Rock and Batemans Bay Soldiers Club clusters have been shown to all be linked to virus strains in Victoria, where residents are currently in lockdown due to the dramatic rise in community transmissions. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
  • Slide 44 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media on July 22, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 484 new cases of coronavirus. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire remain in lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Face masks or coverings will be mandatory from Thursday 23 July, with $200 fines to apply for not wearing face coverings. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
  • Slide 45 of 85: COVID-19 Frontline Medical testing staff are seen at a pop-up site at Colac Area Health. Victoria has recorded 374 new cases overnight with 3 further deaths, health workers are busy at the Colac drive through testing facility in Regional Victoria.
  • Slide 46 of 85: Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos speaks during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, 21 July 2020. Australia has recently seen a spike in coronavirus infections, with a cluster in Victoria where face masks will become mandatory starting 22 July.
  • Slide 47 of 85: A view of masked statues along Swanston street in Melbourne, Australia, 20 July 2020. Victorians will be forced to wear masks from Wednesday or face a 200 Australian dollar fine in a further attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
  • Slide 48 of 85: People wait to buy face masks outsides a pharmacy in Melbourne on July 20, 2020. - Australia's second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced on July 19, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 49 of 85: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) leaves after speaking to media during a visit to DisplayWise in Sydney, Australia, 20 July 2020.
  • Slide 50 of 85: A view of facemasks for sale inside a store in Melbourne, Australia, 20 July 2020. Victorians will be forced to wear masks from Wednesday or face a 200 Australian dollar fine in a further attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
  • Slide 51 of 85: A health worker wearing a protective suit conducts tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
  • Slide 52 of 85: People wearing face masks cross the normally busy Burke Street Mall in Melbourne on July 20, 2020. - Australia's second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced on July 19, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring a coronavirus outbreak under control. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 53 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: A medical professional is seen inside the Brady Hotel where people with COVID 19 are in quarantine on July 19, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire are currently in lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 54 of 85: Melbourne Remains In Lockdown Due To COVID-19, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia - 19 Jul 2020, A For Lease sign is seen on Acland Street as commercial vacancies skyrocket during COVID 19. Premier Daniel Andrews announced today that from midnight on Wednesday facemasks will become mandatory for all those living under Stage 3 restrictions. Police will hand out 4200 fines for anyone not complying.
  • Slide 55 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: A general view of the Alfred Street Public Housing complex in North Melbourne on July 19, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Housing block came out of total lockdown at 11.59pm and is now in line with restrictions placed on Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire which are currently in stage 3 lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 56 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: Clinical waste bins are removed from Alfred Street Public Housing complex in North Melbourne on July 19, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. The Housing block came out of total lockdown at 11.59pm and is now in line with restrictions placed on Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire which are currently in stage 3 lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 57 of 85: People wearing face mask walk while keeping social distancing at Fitzroy Gardens in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 July 2020. Victoria has recorded 217 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on the day, bringing the state's number of active cases to over 2,600. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
  • Slide 58 of 85: A sign hangs from a window at a Government Commission tower which remains under strict lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, 18 July 2020. Australia has recently seen a spike in coronavirus cases, with a cluster in the state of Victoria.
  • Slide 59 of 85: Healthcare workers prepare to conduct swab tests a drive-through COVID-19 testing facility in Hoppers Crossing, Melbourne, Australia, 17 July 2020. Australia has recently seen a spike in coronavirus cases, with a cluster in the state of Victoria.
  • Slide 60 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews sanitises his hands after speaking to the media at the daily briefing on July 17, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 428 new cases of coronavirus overnight and three new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the state from COVID-19 to 32. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire are currently in lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 61 of 85: A medical worker (centre L) speaks to people queueing outside a COVID-19 coronavirus testing venue at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne on July 16, 2020. - Melbourne, which is undergoing a six week lockdown, has recorded 317 new coronavirus cases, the largest biggest daily increase since the pandemic started in Australia. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Slide 65 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 15: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during a press conference on July 15, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria has recorded 238 new coronavirus cases and one death overnight. The death of the woman in her 90s brings the state COVID-19 death toll to 27 and follows two other deaths confirmed on Tuesday night. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire are currently in lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders until 19 August. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Gatherings of groups of more than two or more than a household group are not permitted while school holidays have been extended by a week so children remain home. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. Eight public housing estates that have been under hard lockdown have reopened subject to stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions in line with the rest of Melbourne, while the tower at Alfred Street remains under hard lockdown while health authorities continue COVID-19 testing. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
  • Slide 66 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: Tests are carried out at a pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic at Victoria Park in Picton on July 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Twenty-eight confirmed COVID-19 cases have also now been linked to the Crossroads Hotel in the south-west Sydney suburb of Casula. All visitors to the pub from 3-10 July are now being urged by health authorities to self-isolate and get a coronavirus test. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 67 of 85: People wearing face masks are seen at the entrance of the Menarock Life aged care facility, where a cluster of some 28 new infections had been reported, in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon on July 14, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Authorities on July 13 reported 177 new infections in and around Melbourne after the Australian city imposed a six-week lockdown on July 9, with surrounding Victoria state sealed off from the rest of the country in an effort to contain the virus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 68 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: A line of traffic leads to a pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic at Victoria Park in Picton on July 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Twenty-eight confirmed COVID-19 cases have also now been linked to the Crossroads Hotel in the south-west Sydney suburb of Casula. All visitors to the pub from 3-10 July are now being urged by health authorities to self-isolate and get a coronavirus test. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 69 of 85: A staff member sanitises her hands outside the Menarock Life aged care facility, where a cluster of some 28 new infections had been reported, in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon on July 14, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. - Authorities on July 13 reported 177 new infections in and around Melbourne after the Australian city imposed a six-week lockdown on July 9, with surrounding Victoria state sealed off from the rest of the country in an effort to contain the virus. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 70 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a press conference in Homebush on July 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Berejiklian has announced stricter social distancing restrictions will be reintroduced in response to the COVID-19 cluster outbreak linked to the Crossroads Hotel in south-western Sydney. Group bookings at pubs will be reduced from 20 back to a maximum of 10 people and large venues will not be allowed to have more than 300 patrons, while there will be tougher regulations on venues to collect the contact details of patrons in case of an outbreak. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 71 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: Tests are carried out at the Bondi Beach COVID-19 drive-through testing clinic on July 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Twenty-eight confirmed COVID-19 cases have now been linked to the Crossroads Hotel in the south-west Sydney suburb of Casula. All visitors to the pub from 3-10 July are now being urged by health authorities to self-isolate and get a coronavirus test. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 72 of 85: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: COVID-19 testing is carried out at the Crossroads Hotel in Casula on July 13, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Nine confirmed COVID-19 cases have now been linked to the Crossroads Hotel in the south-west Sydney suburb of Casula. All visitors to the pub from 3-10 July are now being urged by health authorities to self isolate and get a coronavirus test. A pop-up testing clinic has been set up in the hotel carpark. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Slide 73 of 85: Two woman wearing facemasks are seen staring at something of interest in the CBD during COVID-19. After seeing another 177 cases overnight and further outbreaks in nursing homes, Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire are in lockdown following the rise of active cases to 1,612. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks.
  • Slide 74 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: An empty Federation Square is seen on July 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire are in lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Gatherings of groups of more than two or more than a household group are not permitted while school holidays have been extended by a week so children remain home. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. Eight public housing estates that have been under hard lockdown have reopened subject to stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions in line with the rest of Melbourne, while the tower at Alfred Street remains under hard lockdown while health authorities continue COVID-19 testing. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
  • Slide 75 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 13: Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton speaks to the media at a press conference at Treasury Theatre on July 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire are in lockdown following the rise in COVID-19 cases through community transmissions. The new restrictions came into effect on Thursday 9 July, with residents in lockdown areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. People are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Gatherings of groups of more than two or more than a household group are not permitted while school holidays have been extended by a week so children remain home. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. Eight public housing estates that have been under hard lockdown have reopened subject to stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions in line with the rest of Melbourne, while the tower at Alfred Street remains under hard lockdown while health authorities continue COVID-19 testing. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
  • Slide 76 of 85: A police patrol car is seen at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 2020. Residents in metropolitan Melbourne have been advised to wear masks in public amid a spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, and are subject to stay-at-home orders and can only leave home for essential work, study, exercise or care responsibilities, media reported.
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  • Slide 78 of 85: Response personnel dispose of rubbish outside a public housing tower, reopened the previous night after being locked down in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
  • Slide 79 of 85: An essential worker sanitises surfaces after lockdown restrictions were implemented in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
  • Slide 80 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: Members of Victoria Police perform checks at a road block on the Princes Freeway just before Little River on July 09, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown measures across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire came into effect at midnight, with Victorian residents of those areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. Under the new lockdown restrictions, people will only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Victorians cannot gather in groups of more than two or their household group, school holidays will be extended for at least a week. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 81 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: A man wearing PPE pushes a trolley with supplies at the Flemington Public housing tower on July 09, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown measures across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell shire came into effect at midnight, with Victorian residents of those areas under stay at home orders for the next six weeks. Under the new lockdown restrictions, people will only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Victorians cannot gather in groups of more than two or their household group, school holidays will be extended for at least a week. Retail can remain open and markets are permitted to open for food and drink only. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, clubs and bars are back to takeaway only. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
  • Slide 82 of 85: Police officers and healthcare workers are stationed outside a public housing tower that is locked down as a Coronavirus hotspot in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a shutdown of the nation's second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won't survive a second lockdown. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
  • Slide 83 of 85: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: Players are seen preparing to board a bus where the Melbourne based A-League teams will then head to New South Wales from AAMI Park on July 07, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
  • Slide 84 of 85: Police in the southern New South Wales (NSW) border city of Albury check cars crossing the state border from Victoria on July 8, 2020 after authorities closed the border due to an outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus in Victoria. - With the city of Melbourne going into lockdown for the next six weeks, the entire state of Victoria will effectively be sealed off from the rest of the country with the state border to NSW closing on 08 July. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Slide 85 of 85: ALBURY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 7: A sign is displayed regarding COVID-19 restrictions in the New South Wales (NSW), Victoria border town of Albury on July 7, 2020 in Australia. The NSW-Victoria border will close at 11:59pm on Tuesday evening due to a large spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria. It is the first time in 100 years the border between the two states has been closed, and comes after Victoria recorded its highest-ever daily increase in cases, 127, since the start of the pandemic on Monday, along with the deaths of two Victorian men. From 12:01 Wednesday 8 July, NSW residents returning from Victoria will need to self isolate for 14 days. Special provisions will be in place for border communities such as Albury-Wodonga as well as freight operations and other critical services. (Photo by David Gray/Getty Images)
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A sudden surge in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been reported from Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney. In a bid to control the outbreak, authorities announced on July 7 that Melbourne and Mitchell Shire in the state of Victoria will return to Stage 3 Stay at Home restrictions for six weeks, from 11:59 p.m. on July 8. Wearing of face masks has been made compulsory in Melbourne and Mitchell Shire starting 11:59 p.m. on July 22. A $200 fine will be charged from those who fail to do so. Starting Aug. 2, a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. was imposed in Melbourne. Additionally, metropolitan Melbourne was placed under Stage 4 restrictions starting from 6 p.m. on Aug. 2. Several new cases have been reported from Sydney, the capital of New South Wales (NSW), leading to the reintroduction of stricter social distancing norms. Meanwhile, for the first time in a 100 years, the border between Victoria and NSW – two of the nation's most populous states – has been closed to curb the outbreak.

Victoria records 429 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths

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Here's a look at the ongoing situation in pictures.

(Pictured) A sign for the stage four curfew is seen on an electronic billboard outside of Flinders Street railway station in Melbourne on Aug. 6.

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People wearing face masks walk outside the Flinders Street station on Aug. 6.

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A Starbucks employee packs up to close the store in Melbourne on Aug. 5.
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Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during the daily COVID-19 briefing in Melbourne on Aug. 5.

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Police officers and soldiers patrol a popular running track in Melbourne on Aug. 4.
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The main foyer of Melbourne's Flinders Street station, usually bustling with commuters, is seen empty on Aug. 4.

Ailing Victorian businesses to be eligible for cash grant as COVID restrictions begin to bite

Ailing Victorian businesses to be eligible for cash grant as COVID restrictions begin to bite Businesses in Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire will be eligible for an additional $5,000 cash grant from the Victorian government as vast swathes of the state shuts down due to COVID-19. The $5,000 will be on top of the $5,000 already allocated to businesses forced to shut their doors due to the government imposed shut downs.Businesses in regional Victoria, which will be operating under stage three restrictions on Wednesday, will also be eligible for the $5,000 grant if they are forced to close due to COVID-19.

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A worker cleans security bollards outside Flinders Street station on Aug. 3.
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Workers push trolleys past an empty shop in Melbourne's central business district on Aug. 3.
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A man walks past a large face mask pinned to a tree in Melbourne on Aug. 3.
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A general view of St. Brigid’s Parish in Sydney on Aug. 3. The church was closed for cleaning on Aug. 2 after a couple who attended a mass service tested positive for COVID-19.

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The Bolte Bridge, a large eight-lane arterial bridge, is completely deserted, following a curfew in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

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A general view of a deserted Bourke Street after a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

UK keeping 'close eye' on France as COVID-19 cases hit two-month high

UK keeping 'close eye' on France as COVID-19 cases hit two-month high Coronavirus cases in France are being "closely monitored" by the British government, amid reports that the country is in danger of being added to the UK's quarantine list.New infections in France have risen by more than 1,600 over a 24-hour period for a second day - putting the nation at levels not seen since late May.

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Protective Service Officers patrol Swanston Street before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

Deadly mistakes in aged care outbreak

Deadly mistakes in aged care outbreak Some of the deaths and anguish caused by Victoria's second wave epidemic need not have happened. Molony works in aged care. Until recently, she worked as a clinical first responder for Aspen Medical, an international agency contracted by the federal government to help nursing homes deal with COVID-19 outbreaks.In April she was sent into Newmarch House, the western Sydney nursing home where 19 residents died with the virus. On Monday, July 20, she was sent to an Estia aged care facility in Heidelberg. After experiencing what she did that day, she says she will never work a shift for Aspen again.

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People line up to enter a supermarket hours before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

Could women accused of lying their way to Brisbane appear on MAFS?

Could women accused of lying their way to Brisbane appear on MAFS? Channel Nine have denied reports that two women accused of lying their way into Queensland before tested for coronavirus will be appearing on Married at First Sight. Diana Lasu, 21, Olivia Winnie Muranga, 19, and Haja Timbo, 21, are accused of lying on their border declarations about having been in Melbourne when they arrived in Brisbane on July 21. The trio partied for several days before realising they had contracted COVID-19 potentially putting thousands of Queenslanders at risk. Now a rumour is circulating that both Muranga and Lasu have caught the eyes of Married at First Sight producers.

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A digital sign warning people to social distance is seen at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Aug. 2.

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A healthcare worker wearing a face shield and protective clothing is seen at a pop-up testing clinic in Rushcutters Bay in Sydney on Aug. 2.

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People maintain social distancing as they line up outside a Coles supermarket in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

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Members of the Australian Defence Force patrol with members of Victoria Police in Melbourne on Aug. 2.

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A member of the Muslim community records his details on arrival at the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque in Sydney for Eid al-Adha prayers on July 31. New South Wales had granted an exemption for 400 people to gather at the mosque to celebrate Eid.

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Worshipers leave Auburn Gallipoli Mosque after Friday prayer on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha festival on July 31.

Buses and trains disinfected as North Korea ramps up virus measures

Buses and trains disinfected as North Korea ramps up virus measures Buses and trains disinfected as North Korea ramps up virus measuresNorth Korea -- whose crumbling health system would struggle to cope with a major outbreak -- has long insisted it has not had cases of the disease.

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Police patrol near the Shrine of Remembrance enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in Melbourne on July 31.

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Police arrests an anti-mask protester for not wearing a mask and refusing to give details to police in Melbourne on July 31.

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A man is fined by Victoria Police for refusing to wear a face mask in Melbourne on July 31.

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Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews leaves the daily briefing in Melbourne on July 31.
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Medical personnel in personal protective equipment (PPE) are seen at a pop-up testing centre in Sydney on July 30.
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People maintain social distance as they queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Sydney on July 30.
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A medical personnel holds a swab while administering a test in Sydney on July 30.
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Police speak to staff at the Epping Gardens Aged Care Facility, on the outskirts of Melbourne, on July 29.

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An international student is seen collecting food from a volunteer of a charity food organisation in Melbourne on July 28. Originally aimed at providing meals for healthcare workers, the charity, Alex Makes Meals, has now expanded to provide meals for anyone in need following the return of lockdown restrictions.

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Cleaners are seen at Epping Gardens Aged Care Facility on July 28.

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A general view of the exterior of Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point in Sydney on July 27. A warning has been issued to anyone who attended Thai Rock between July 15 and 25 to self-isolate and be tested after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

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A clinical waste remover wearing personal protective equipment is seen emptying a clinical waste bin at St. Basil's Home for the Aged, which has had an outbreak of COVID-19, in Fawkner suburb of Melbourne on July 27.

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Medical staff prepare to transport people from the St. Basil's Home for the Aged in Fawkner on July 25.

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Australian Defence Force personnel and a Victorian Department of Human Services officer knock on houses in Melbourne on July 25. ADF personnel are now knocking on doors of homes of Victorians who don't pick up the phone after testing positive for coronavirus disease.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews arrives for a daily briefing in Melbourne on July 25.

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A worker exits the Bertocchi Smallgoods premises, where a cluster of 57 coronavirus cases was recorded, in Melbourne on July 25.

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An empty Degraves Street is seen at the usually peak morning period in Melbourne on July 24.

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A jogger is seen running while wearing a mask in Melbourne on July 24.

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A Protective Services Officer (R) speaks to a member of public in Melbourne on July 23.

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Beachgoers wear protective face masks at St Kilda beach in Melbourne on July 23.

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A cyclist wears a protective face mask in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of COVID-19, on July 23.
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Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos speaks to the media in Melbourne on July 23.
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Registered nurses conduct COVID-19 swab tests as large crowds queue at a Bondi Beach drive-through testing clinic in Sydney on July 22.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media in Melbourne on July 22.

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Frontline medical staff work at a pop-up testing site at Colac Area Health in Victoria on July 22.

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Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos speaks during a press conference in Melbourne on July 21.

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Statues along Swanston Street in Melbourne are seen with face masks on July 20.

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People wait to buy face masks outsides a pharmacy in Melbourne on July 20.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) leaves after speaking to media during a visit to DisplayWise in Sydney on July 20.

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A view of face masks for sale inside a store in Melbourne on July 20.

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A health worker wearing a protective suit conducts tests for COVID-19 at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing centre in Sydney on July 20.

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People wearing face masks cross the normally busy Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne on July 20.

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A medical professional is seen inside the Brady Hotel, where people with COVID-19 are in quarantine, in Melbourne on July 19.

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A “For Lease” sign is seen on Acland Street in Melbourne, as commercial vacancies skyrocket during COVID-19, on July 19.

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A general view of the public housing complex at Alfred Street in Melbourne on July 19. The housing block came out of total lockdown late on July 18 and is now in line with restrictions placed across the rest of Melbourne.

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Clinical waste bins are removed from the public housing complex at Alfred Street on July 19.

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People wearing face masks walk while keeping social distancing at Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne on July 18.

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A sign hangs from a window of a tower under strict lockdown, in Melbourne on July 18.

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Healthcare workers prepare to conduct swab tests at a drive-through COVID-19 testing facility in Hoppers Crossing on July 17.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews sanitises his hands after speaking to the media at the daily briefing in Melbourne on July 17.

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A medical worker speaks to a person outside a COVID-19 testing venue at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne on July 16.

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A notice has been placed on the front door of a cafe to advise customers that they are closed until further notice, in Melbourne, on July 15.

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Australian Capital Territory (ACT) police and health officers stand during a quarantine compliance check demonstration at the Burbury Hotel in Canberra on July 15.

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A food delivery person is seen riding by one of the many empty shops with a "for lease" sign in Melbourne on July 15. 

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews gives an update about the new cases reported overnight during his morning press conference in Melbourne on July 15.

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Tests are carried out at a pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic at Victoria Park in Sydney on July 14.
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People wearing face masks are seen at the entrance of the Menarock Life aged care facility, where a cluster of some new infections had been reported, in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon on July 14.
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A line of traffic leads to a pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic in Sydney on July 14.
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A staff member sanitises her hands outside the Menarock Life aged care facility on July 14.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a press conference in Sydney on July 14. Berejiklian said that stricter social distancing restrictions will be reintroduced in response to the COVID-19 cluster outbreak linked to Sydney’s Crossroads Hotel. Group bookings at pubs will be reduced from 20 back to a maximum of 10 people and large venues will not be allowed to have more than 300 patrons, while there will be tougher regulations on venues to collect the contact details of patrons in case of an outbreak.

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Tests are carried out at the Bondi Beach COVID-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney on July 14.

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COVID-19 testing is carried out at the Crossroads Hotel in Sydney suburb of Casula on July 13.

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People wearing face masks are seen in Melbourne on July 13.

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An empty Federation Square is seen in Melbourne on July 13.

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Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton speaks to the media at a press conference in Melbourne on July 13.

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A police patrol car is seen at St. Kilda Beach in Melbourne on July 12.

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Police walk dogs belonging to residents of the Alfred Street public housing tower, which remains under tight lockdown, on July 11.

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Response personnel dispose of rubbish outside a public housing tower in Melbourne on July 10.

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An essential worker sanitises surfaces in Melbourne on July 10.

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Members of Victoria Police perform checks at a road block in Melbourne on July 9.

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Workers seen with trolleys of supplies at the Flemington Public housing tower in Melbourne on July 9.
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Police officers and healthcare workers are stationed outside a public housing tower that is locked down as a coronavirus hotspot, in Melbourne on July 8.
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Players of Melbourne-based A-League teams are seen preparing to board a bus in an attempt to head to New South Wales from AAMI Park in Melbourne on July 7.
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Police in Albury check cars crossing the state border from Victoria on July 8.
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A sign is displayed regarding COVID-19 restrictions in New South Wales on July 7.
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Twelve new COVID-19 cases were identified in NSW yesterday and several more locations have now been closed for cleaning after it was confirmed positive cases attended them.

A student on the NSW Central Coast and a man aged in his 20s, known to the teen, both tested positive.

St Pius X High School in Adamstown, Newcastle has been closed for extensive cleaning and will reopen next week.

Anyone in the Newcastle area who visited the following locations should get tested and self-isolate immediately:

  • The Bennett Hotel and Green Roof Bar in Hamilton between 5.30pm and midnight on July 31
  • Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton between August 1 at midnight and August 2 at 1.30am
  • The Hopsmith Sports Bar at Wests New Lambton on August 2, between 5pm and 7.30pm
  • Sushi Revolution, Hamilton on August 1, between 12pm and 1pm

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The St Pius X student is also a member of the Newcastle Jets football club and other players, staff and family members have been advised to get tested as well.

The student was involved in a game with the Stanmore Jets and that club is also cooperating with NSW Health guidelines.

Anyone who attended the McDonald Jones Stadium on August 2 between 7.30pm until the end of the Newcastle Jets match is also urged to get tested.

Infectious cases also visited several other Sydney venues on the following dates:

  • The Eveleigh Hotel, Redfern was visited on July 31 between 8.30pm and 10pm
  • The Warren View Hotel, Enmore on August 1, between 4pm and 4.20pm
  • Mary's, Macquarie Place, Sydney on August 1 from 6.45pm to 7.15pm
  • Cubby's Kitchen, Sydney on August 1, between 7.35pm and 9.30pm
  • Burrow Bar, Sydney on August 1 between 9.35pm and 11.15pm and
  • Woolworths Marrickville Metro on August 2, between 7pm and 7.20pm.
  • Queens Wharf Hotel, Sydney on August 1 between 9.30pm and 11pm
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NSW Health also advises that yesterday, St Margaret Mary's Primary School in Merrylands was also closed and contact tracing is underway after a known case attended.

You can get up-to-date information from the Federal Government's Coronavirus Australia app, available on the App Store, Google Play and the Government's WhatsApp channel.

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