Many private sector employers have begun conducting regular workplace testing, including retailers, manufacturers, energy providers and food suppliers. He said health and safety of staff was paramount, adding: "This expansion of testing will help more critical workers and those unable to work from home to operate safely, while also catching new cases more swiftly". [Full Article...]
Anyone who visited Bankstown Central Shopping Centre on January 6 between the hours of 11:30am and 2pm, or on January 8 between 1pm and 2.30pm must get tested and self-isolate until they return a negative test result. Of the new cases, two were close contacts of Berala cluster and the other was a close contact of someone from the northern beaches and is associated with the Avalon outbreak. [Full Article...]
Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix broke down the new cases in a news conference confirming 538 new cases between Friday and Saturday, 507 between Saturday and Sunday, and 430 between Sunday and Monday. As the province's vaccine program rolls out, almost 60,000 doses of vaccine have been administered by Sunday. Data from the vaccine trials shows that protection from one dose of the vacc... [Full Article...]
The study found that 76% of COVID-19 patients had at least one symptom six months after the initial onset of the illness. Scientists say we need to conduct even longer follow-up studies involving more patients to "understand the full spectrum of health consequences" of Covid-19. [Full Article...]
As the province's vaccine program rolls out, almost 60,000 doses of vaccine have been administered by Sunday. Dr. Lynn Mitchell, chief medical officer for OU Health Physicians, said the organization began COVID-19 vaccinations on December 16. [Full Article...]
The park tested the fecal matter from the troop. "For nearly one year our team members have been working tirelessly, with the utmost determination to protect each other and the wildlife in our care from this highly contagious virus", Peterson said. [Full Article...]
Initially, for example, only community financial institutions can make loans. That includes minority depository institutions, farm credit system lenders, microlenders and certified development companies. But the rules are stricter this time around. That's after the first round of payments drew sharp criticism because some large corporations, which had existing relationships with banks, took out ... [Full Article...]
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk thanked the people of Greater Brisbane for their efforts during the lockdown put in place to contain the spread of the highly-contagious United Kingdom strain of the virus. Must be carried at all times. Weddings can have up to 100 people (no restriction on dancing). Restrictions on visiting hospitals, aged care, disability accommodation and prisons will remain. [Full Article...]