The state’s Chief Health Officer says it is ‘premature’ to talk of easing restrictions in Sydney, a move Gladys Berejiklian wants if vaccination rates rise.
Cody Simpson has seemingly questioned the necessity of Covid lockdowns as the highly contagious Delta strain rips through Australia.
The singer and aspiring Olympic swimmer, 24, shared his thoughts in an Instagram post on Wednesday, three days after his home state of Queensland was plunged into a snap lockdown. Making the most of Aussie lockdown. We can t train at our pool all week, he wrote next to a photo of himself posing at the beach with his hands raised towards the sun. Turn off the news and go outside : Cody Simpson, 24, has seemingly questioned the necessity of Covid lockdowns as the highly contagious Delta strain rips through Australia
Queensland s latest Covid outbreak of the Indian delta variant continues to grow, with 16 new cases of community transmission announced on Tuesday morning.
Brisbane schools continue to be the focus of the latest outbreak, with one new case linked to Indooroopilly State High School, two cases linked to Brisbane Girls Grammar School and three new cases linked to Ironside State High School.
Five new cases are household or family contacts of already confirmed cases. Another was a neighbour of a known case.
The new cases bring the number of active cases linked to the current outbreak to 47.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said 34,718 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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