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Victorians have today entered a seven-day “circuit breaker” lockdown with just five reasons to leave the house shopping, work, exercise, care/caregiving, and vaccinations after health officials yesterday recorded 26 active COVID-19 cases and more than 120 exposure sites.
With officials warning of the new B.1.617 variant’s infectiousness, the ABC explains that around 14,000 close contacts have either been required to quarantine for 14 days, or test and isolate until negative, while one case on a ventilator is understood to have been moved out of intensive care last night.
From today Victorians aged 40 to 49 are also eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, a decision that led to an immediate crash in the state’s booking system.
HOME AGAIN HOME AGAIN JABBETY JAB
Victorians have today entered a seven-day “circuit breaker” lockdown with just five reasons to leave the house shopping, work, exercise, care/caregiving, and vaccinations after health officials yesterday recorded 26 active COVID-19 cases and more than 120 exposure sites.
With officials warning of the new B.1.617 variant’s infectiousness, the ABC explains that around 14,000 close contacts have either been required to quarantine for 14 days, or test and isolate until negative, while one case on a ventilator is understood to have been moved out of intensive care last night.
From today Victorians aged 40 to 49 are also eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, a decision that led to an immediate crash in the state’s booking system.
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An investigation has found no first-hand evidence Prime Minister Scott Morrison s media team gave negative briefings to journalists against the partner of Brittany Higgins, finding such claims would only be based on hearsay .
Mr Morrison tabled the findings of the internal inquiry conducted by his chief of staff John Kunkel on Tuesday, following scrutiny from Labor senators over the government’s response to the allegations in Senate estimates. My chief of staff found in the negative, Mr Morrison said.
But the report’s language is less decisive, with Mr Kunkel stating he is not in a position to make a finding that the alleged activity took place based on the evidence before him.
Prosecutors are set to receive a brief of evidence within weeks relating to allegations former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was raped inside Parliament House.