Man tested positive for coronavirus at Melbourne home after hotel quarantine
He started developing symptoms on May 8 and returned a positive test Monday
Travelled on two trains and dined at an Indian restaurant in the CBD on May 7
Hundreds of commuters have been ordered to isolate and watch for symptoms
Health officials pleaded Victorians to use QR code check-in system at venues
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Public Health Alert – Victoria
NSW Health continues to closely monitor the situation in Victoria as local health authorities investigate the COVID-19 case detected in the Greater Melbourne community.
People arriving in Sydney from the Greater Melbourne area from 6am on Wednesday 12 May must complete a declaration which confirms they have not attended a venue of concern. These declaration forms will be available on the Service NSW website.
We require all travellers who have arrived from the Greater Melbourne area since Thursday 6 May to check the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services website and immediately follow the outlined public health advice. If they have attended any of the venues identified at the times listed, they must also contact NSW Health immediately on 1800 943 553.
Hours before the start of the historic 1971 West Indies tour, Indian team had no kit to play
In ‘1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness’, Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya write about the twin tours that made the Indian team a force to reckon with. Text Size:
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One thing, however, was clear from the very start of the tour the Indians weren’t in the best space mentally when they landed at JFK Airport in New York on their way to Jamaica [in 1971]. While on the one hand, they were expected to do well against a relatively young and inexperienced West Indies side, on the other, they were being picked on for reasons that had little to do with their cricket. To compound problems, Sunil Gavaskar had been nursing a painful ‘whitlow’ in his finger as the team boarded the aircraft in Bombay and was in extreme duress by the time the flight touched down in New York. Gavaskar recounted, ‘Soon after we reached the hotel, the manager, Keki Tarapore, took me
Wicked Local
KINGSTON – Celebrate Mother’s Day with help from the performers of the local theater group True Repertory Theatre.
What
True Repertory Theatre will be raffling off a Mother’s Day basket to help raise money for its upcoming season of plays.
The basket contains a variety of items valued at over $500 including a massage gift card, beauty products and a photo session valued at $200.
Where
The winner will be drawn at noon Thursday, May 6, by Town Administrator Keith Hickey at the Kingston Town House. The drawing will be streamed to True Rep’s Facebook Page @TrueRepertoryTheatre Live.
How
âWe were politicisedâ ⦠UB40 in 1984. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features
The Brummie reggae stars are back, but in two rival groups. They talk about clocking up 39 hits, partying hard and the bitter split
Thu 6 May 2021 01.00 EDT
UB40 are remembering the days when they were dangerous. âMI5 were tapping our phones, watching our houses, all sorts,â says drummer Jimmy Brown. âWe thought, âHavenât they got criminals to catch?â We were just a bunch of potheads, smoking weed and playing music. We werenât planning the revolution, but if the revolution happened, we knew what side we were going to be on.â