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Australia: Sydney is “on fire” with coronavirus

“Sydney is on fire with this virus and we need a ring of steel around Sydney.”
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has called for more to be done after New South Wales Chief health officer Kerry Chant described the situation in NSW as ‘a national emergency’.… ...More...

Friday, 23 July 2021, 5:18Friday, 23 July 2021, 5:34 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Australia, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Health, Infection, Lockdown, New South Wales, Science, Transmission, Variants, Victoria

Australia: Kappa variant B.1.617.1 responsible for latest Melbourne outbreak

The latest Melbourne outbreak is believed to have begun when a traveller infected with the Kappa variant (B16171) returned to Australia.… ...More...

Thursday, 3 June 2021, 18:01 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, B.1.617, B.1.617.1, Coronavirus, D614G, E484Q, Health, Infection, Kappa, L452R, P681R, Science, Transmission, Victoria

Australia: B16172 Delta #coronavirus variant spreading in the community via “fleeting contact”

Australian COVID-19 testing commander Jeroen Weimar said authorities were now concerned about examples of transmission with very little contact between cases. … ...More...