Announcing the lifting of the ban at a news conference on Monday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said Melbourne residents would be allowed to leave their homes at 11:59 pm on Tuesday and most businesses in the state could reopen with restrictions on the number of people. . “With 0 cases …
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MELBOURNE, Australia Australia – A Covid-19 outbreak north of Melbourne could bring health officials in the troubled city of Australia’s Victoria to greater control in the troubled city. Victoria Premier Daniel Rendrews on Sunday blocked any announcement of any easing as state results are awaited on 3,000 people tested in …
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It is the latest in a series of Covid-19 shocks to hit the country and especially the state of Victoria. Covid-19 erupted in Melbourne after earlier breaches at Victoria’s quarantine hotels, causing the country’s second-largest city to spend months under tight lockdown. The Victorian Health Agency, Safer Care Victoria, said …
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A search of the days turned up the man’s surfboard, but his body was not found. This year Australia was the victim of Australia’s seventh shark attack – a worrying spike that has not been seen in the country for 86 years. “Australia has been a bit blizzard in Australia …
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(Newser) – A new study on the Great Barrier Reef says half of its corals have died in the last 20 years – and the clock is ticking, NBC News reports. Researchers in Queensland, Australia, found a sharp decline in the size of reef coral colonies between 1995 and 2017 …
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