Australia COVID news LIVE NSW reports fourth death and 105 new cases Victoria has 16 new local cases
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Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been dumped from Channel 7’s Big Brother VIP a day after boasting about flouting infection controls while in hotel quarantine in Sydney.
Ms Hopkins told her 261,000 Instagram followers she had opened her door to guards naked and not wearing a mask to “call out†Australia’s quarantine system and lockdowns.
“What I want is the sergeant in the foyer to come up and tell me off so that I can stand there naked while he tells me off,†she said.
She said it was her way of “calling out†lockdowns, which she described as being the “greatest hoax in human historyâ€.
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A number of new venues and public transport routes of concern have been released by NSW Health.
Anyone who visited the BP truck stop in Raglan, at 39 Sydney Road at the following times must immediately call NSW Health on 1800 943 553, get tested and isolate until they receive further advice from health authorities:
Tuesday 13 July at 7pm â€" 7.30pm
Wednesday 14 July at 7pm â€" 7.45pm
Thursday 15 July at 7.15pm â€" 7.45pm
Friday 16 July at 7pm â€" 7.30pm
NSW Health has identified a number of bus trips as exposure sites. Credit:Rhett Wyman, file picture
Anyone who visited Kabab Al Hojat in Merrylands on Tuesday 13 July between 6.45pm and 7.15pm or Aussie Skips in Greenacre anytime on Wednesday 14 July or Thursday 15 July is considered a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Anyone who travelled on the 418 bus service between Dacey Gardens at Gardeners Road and Sydenham Station on Saturday 10 July, departing 8.35am and arriving 8.49am, or on Sunday 11 July, departing 12.34pm and arriving 12.52pm is considered a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Anyone who travelled on the T8 line from Beverly Hills Station to Central Station on Saturday 10 July, departing 8.11am and arriving 8.50am is also considered a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Anyone who visited Coles in Hurstville Westfield on Saturday 10 July between midday and 12.30pm is also considered a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Anyone who visited the following venues at the listed times is considered a casual contact and must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
Officeworks Wentworthville, Tuesday 13 July 11.15am â€" 12.20pm
McDonald’s Villawood, Sunday 11 July 10am â€" 2.30pm, Tuesday 13 July 4pm â€" 8.30pm
Neeta City Shopping Centre in Fairfield, Thursday 8 July 2.45pm â€" 4.30pm
St George Fairfield Bank, 93 Ware Street, Thursday 8 July 10am â€" 1pm
TLE Electrical, 4/35E Sefton Road Thornleigh, Thursday 15 July 9.30am â€" 10am
The Grove Homemakers Centre, 2-18 Orange Grove Road Liverpool, Monday 12 July 10am â€" 10.20am
Kmart Roselands, Tuesday 13 July 6.30pm â€" 7pm
Coles, Roselands Shopping Centre, Tuesday 13 July 7.10pm â€" 7.30pm
Gong Cha, Shop 16, 10/358 Burwood Road Belmore, Wednesday 14 July 4.15pm â€" 4.30pm
Edcon Steel Brookvale, 10A/9-13 Winbourne Road, Wednesday 14 July 1.15pm â€" 1.30pm
Ikea, 1 Hollinsworth Road Marsden Park, Tuesday 13 July 8am â€" 4pm
Fairfield Forum Pharmacy, Monday 12 July 1.45pm â€" 2.10pm
Anyone who was on the following trains at the listed times is considered a casual contact and must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
T1 Line from Seven Hills Station to Parramatta Station, Tuesday 13 July, departed 10.42am, arrived 10.53am
T1 Line from Parramatta Station to Seven Hills Station, Tuesday 13 July, departed 4.05pm, arrived 4.16pm
T1 Line from Seven Hills Station to Parramatta Station, Wednesday 14 July, departed 10.43am, arrived 11.03am
T1 Line from Parramatta Station to Seven Hills Station, Wednesday 14 July, departed 4.06pm, arrived 4.16pm
T1 Line from Seven Hills Station to Parramatta Station, Thursday 15 July, departed 10.42am, arrived 10.52pm
T1 Line from Parramatta Station to Seven Hills Station, Thursday 15 July, departed 4.02pm, arrived 4.16pm
Anyone who was at the following venues should monitor for symptoms and, if they appear, get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
Blanchfield Nicholls Family and Private Advisory Sydney, Monday 12 July 9.30am â€" 11am, Tuesday 13 July 9am â€" 4pm
Banksia Post Office, Tuesday 13 July 11.15am â€" 11.20am
Aldi, Riverwood Plaza, Sunday 11 July 7.45pm â€" 7.50pm, Monday 12 July 10.45am â€" 10.55am
A staff member for the Australian track and field team who has produced an inconclusive COVID-19 test is in quarantine, despite two negative test results before arriving in Cairns from Melbourne.
The Australian Olympic Committee confirmed that the inconclusive test on Thursday came as the staff member joined the squad’s pre-Games training camp.
Athletes continue to train at a camp in Cairns, despite a staff member returning an inconclusive COVID test.Credit:Dallas Kilponen
The staffer underwent the 14-day pre-departure test and received a negative result. A second test in Cairns returned an inconclusive result, triggering two more tests.
“It has also been confirmed that while in Melbourne the staff member had not been to any identified exposure sites and had followed all appropriate procedures,†an AOC spokesman said.
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Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan is cheering on lockdown protestors in Sydney following the shut down of non-critical workplaces including construction sites by the NSW Government.
Senator Canavan on Sunday tweeted in support of a protest of truck drivers stopping on Sydney Harbour and Anzac Bridges.
The NSW Government introduced tougher lockdowns over the past few days to stop the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus.
“I support these truckies ... end the lockdowns,†Senator Canavan said in the tweet, which was re-tweeted by former Senator David Leyonhjelm.
The Transport Workers Union responded by saying that if he supported truckies he should help ensure their businesses were supported, they had access to paid pandemic leave and there were more testing hubs to reduce queues.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was asked to comment on Mr Canavan’s previous comments arguing against lockdown restrictions on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday.
Mr Joyce did not address Mr Canavan’s claims but endorsed lockdowns.
“Suppression is the way to go,†Mr Joyce said.
“Right now we’ve got to make sure that we keep the virus suppressed and that’s what is happening, because we’ve got to make sure that we keep people alive.â€
Mr Joyce apologised for his comments last month, where he said contrasted regional Australia’s lack of coronavirus restrictions and said of Melbourne “you can almost smell the burning flesh from hereâ€.
It was once one of the world’s most treacherous COVID-19 hotspots, but Seattle is now a city in stark contrast to Australia’s locked-down capitals and the Australians living there are gutted at the difference between their lives and those of their compatriots back home.
Daniella Phair, an Australian living in Seattle
“It’s a crazy turnaround,†said Daniella Phair, 32, a Melbourne lawyer who’s working in Seattle for Amazon. “Here, you basically wouldn’t know that coronavirus had ever happened. I think we’re now the most vaccinated metro city in the country, all restrictions were lifted on June 30, we don’t have to wear masks anywhere and all the restaurants are back to full capacity.
“But it’s unbelievable to me what’s happening in Australia. It’s ridiculous to be in this situation with lockdowns and borders closed after so long. It feels like the rest of the world are leaving you behind.â€
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A string of Melbourne tram journeys which travelled through the CBD and the suburbs of Richmond, Docklands and Kew have been listed as tier 1 and 2 exposure sites on Sunday afternoon.
The Department of Health has updated Victoria’s list of exposure sites, adding Coles in the Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre in Point Cook as a tier 1 exposure site from 9am to 10.45am on Wednesday.
Multiple tram trips are among the latest additions to Victoria’s exposure sites.Credit:Chris Hopkins
There are now more than 220 sites visited by people with COVID-19 during their infectious period.
The tram trips which have been listed as exposure sites include:-
Wednesday 14 July
Thursday 15 July
Those who were potentially exposed to the virus at a tier 1 site must isolate for 14 days and get tested as soon as possible, while those at tier 2 sites must isolate until they receive a negative test result.
Seven Network has said that English media personality Katie Hopkins will not be on Big Brother VIP.
Ms Hopkins told her Instagram followers on Saturday in posts, now removed, that she was taunting guards at her hotel quarantine by answers the door undressed and without a mask.
“Seven and Endemol Shine Australia confirm that Katie Hopkins is not part of Big Brother VIP.
Seven and Endemol Shine strongly condemn her irresponsible and reckless comments in hotel quarantine,†a Seven spokesman said.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt wants English media personality Katie Hopkins sent back to the UK if it is found to be true that she deliberately flouted infection controls while in hotel quarantine in Sydney.
Mr Hunt said the actions as outlined in media reports were “dangerous, irresponsible and apparently deliberate†when questioned about her behaviour at a press conference on Sunday afternoon.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt.Credit:Getty
Ms Hopkins told her Instagram followers on Saturday, in now removed posts, that she had been trying to taunt guards at the hotel by answering the door undressed and without a mask.
“In my view if the facts are borne out of deliberately exposing someone to potential contact… then the strongest action should be taken,†Mr Hunt said.
Ms Hopkins is believed to be in quarantine to take part in Channel Seven’s upcoming Big Brother, alongside American celebrity Caitlyn Jenner.
“Instead of Big Brother watching Katie Hopkins, Katie Hopkins should be watching big brother from a long, long way away,†Mr Hunt said.
He said questions about the sponsorship of celebrities to come to Australia for television shows should be “posed to the media organisation involvedâ€.
“I’ll leave that to the media organisation that sought the exemption,†he said, when asked whether celebrities should be allowed entry to the country when thousands of Australians are stuck abroad.
The celebrities’ arrival was given an exemption by NSW Health and are in addition to the existing caps on returning Australians.
NSW Police are due to give a compliance update shortly.
G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward and I’ll be taking over the blog for this afternoon and this evening.
Thanks to Nigel Gladstone for a huge shift this morning with all the government press conferences.
Please keep leaving comments on the blog and I’ll do my best to bring you the latest developments as these latest COVID-19 outbreaks go on.
Enjoy the afternoon to come.
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