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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.” More...

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

Australia: Sydney bracing for weeks of lockdown – ‘Do not leave your home’

Stunning headlines from the Sydney Morning Post today: “Do not leave your home’: Sydney bracing for weeks of lockdown”. More...

July 9, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Australia, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Health, Infection, Lockdown, New South Wales, Science, Superspreader events, Transmission, Variants

Australia Sydney: coronavirus lockdown restrictions tightened and extended

We are sending out this special update to alert you to the new (tighter) set of restrictions that will apply to Greater Sydney from 5pm today 9th July 2021. More...

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Australasia, Australia, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Health, Infection, Lockdown, New South Wales, Pfizer/Biontech, Science, Transmission, Vaccine

Australia: Sydney still in lockdown after three weeks as Delta coronavirus variant cases increase

As Sydney’s lockdown entered its third week, there were signs of the outbreak spiralling, with a record increase of 38 new cases in the last 24 hours. More...

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, Coronavirus, New South Wales

Australia: Sydney goes into coronavirus lockdown with 80 cases

Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong will go into a 14-day lockdown as health authorities try to regain control of a coronavirus outbreak that has ballooned to 80 cases. More...

June 26, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Australia, B.1.617, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, D614G, Delta, Health, Infection, L452R, Lockdown, Mutation, New South Wales, P681R, Science, T478K, Transmission

Australia: another “fleeting contact” coronavirus infection case in Sydney

The New South Wales premier says there has been one new covid case, that has come about as a result of “fleeting contact” in a shopping centre, and there are new restrictions for the state. More...

June 21, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Australia, B.1.617, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, D614G, Delta, Health, Infection, L452R, Lockdown, Mutation, New South Wales, P681R, Science, Symptoms, T478K, Variants

Australia: “non-infectious chronic shedder” tests positive after discharge from coronavirus quarantine hotel

Australian health authorities are contacting scores of people in Western Australia after a man tested positive to COVID-19 after being released from the state’s quarantine hotels. More...

June 6, 2021August 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, Australia, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Lockdown, PCR, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Western Australia

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...

June 3, 2021 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...