Covid Australia live news update: Victoria reports 61 new cases, considers statewide lockdown as NSW police prepare to block protests | Australia News

More than 700 Western Australians have returned to NSW state in recent days before the state was classified as “at extreme risk” from Thursday next week.

Residents of WA will be denied entry to their home country, even on compassionate grounds. Even Commonwealth, state and specialist officials will have to quarantine Washington state hotels for 14 days.

The reclassification will take effect Thursday at 12:01 p.m., giving all remaining West Australians five days to return home.

PAA reports that the prime minister Mark McGown told reporters late yesterday:

It will be in place until we get some health advice to reduce it. What happened in New South Wales is a human tragedy – it is a disaster.

We want to support New South Wales as much as possible, but at the same time we want to prevent the virus from entering Western Australia. I don’t think it’s unreasonable.

McGowan said WA has a team of 50 contact tracers working to help NSW track their cases, as well as field health workers in Sydney.

WA would also be willing to provide doctors and nurses who would likely be needed if the number of cases continued to rise, he said.

The dismantling of the extreme risk rules will require a sustained reduction in cases.

Victoria may soon be classified by WA as “high risk,” which is triggered by states averaging more than 50 community cases daily.

WA is monitoring four active cases, all in hotel quarantine.

Trains in Sydney will not stop at seven central stations until 2 p.m. today.

This most likely appears to be related to the police ‘stay at home operation’ to prevent lockdown protesters from entering the city.

NSW Police have released more details of ‘Operation Stay at Home’ as they attempt to stop the planned anti-lockdown protest.

Some seven transport companies were told they could not take people to the CBD between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today.

Police said there were over 1,500 police officers on the operation (earlier this morning they said it was over 1,400) “to disrupt, prevent and respond to unauthorized protest activity “.

Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell said:

Transmission of the Delta strain of Covid-19 presents a clear and current threat to the community. Now is not the time to come together in groups to protest.

This ban notice is just one of our strategies to prevent illegal mass gatherings and keep our community safe.

Essential workers, or anyone requiring medical treatment, will be able to get to their destination.

I would like to thank the transport companies concerned in advance for their compliance.

Here are the limits of the exclusion zone:

• West Limit – West Link Road and The Crescent at Lilyfield
• Southern limit – South Dowling Street and Todman Avenue in Zetland
• North Limit – Bradfield Highway to Milsons Point
• Eastern limit – New South Head Road and Ocean Avenue at Edgecliff

Police said companies that did not comply risked a fine of up to $ 500,000 while individuals faced fines of up to $ 100,000.

The Victoria health authority said there were also 16 other local cases recorded using rapid tests that will be added to tomorrow’s figures.

Many of us will have seen the public press conferences in NSW with the Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian and his ministers and advisers. They are becoming a bit of an institution. There will be one later this morning.

But what about the so-called state crisis cabinet that makes all the decisions? Who is involved, what are they doing, and how remarkable is it to make decisions that would typically take months or years in a matter of moments?

The gardians Anne Davies has the inside story on the state crisis cabinet.

New South Wales Police I want no one to miss their core message this morning. Don’t go to Sydney to participate in lockdown protests or they will fine people and potentially indict them.

Victoria’s last regional lockdown was lifted on August 9 – less than two weeks ago.

We’ll find out later today if the entire state will be included in another set of statewide restrictions.

Yesterday, the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, said the state was “about to move away from us” with concerns about a growing cluster in the regional town of Shepparton.

here is my colleague Calla Wahlquistthe story of late last night.

If you’ve ever wondered how we manage to get the words of daily press conferences across our live news blogs, the answer is simple.

We’re all just absolute guns with shorthand and keyboard.

Alternatively, it might have something to do with Melbourne designer and digital coder (and hero) Franco Trimboli and his Tveeder website. Naaman Zhou has history.

There are more than 1,400 police on the streets of Greater Sydney this morning trying to stop planned anti-lockdown protests. They call it “Operation Stay Home”.

Police have also issued a notice prohibiting ‘taxi, rideshare and passenger services’ from taking people into Sydney’s CBD from 9am to 3pm.

Hello. Graham Readfearn here, starting our live news coverage for Saturday.

Today will be very busy as we stay up to date with news from Covid and everything thrown at us.

Yesterday, New South Wales recorded 644 new cases of Covid and four deaths, and the lockdown of Greater Sydney was extended until at least the end of September. Victoria had 55 new cases and we were able to hear details of new restrictions there today.

In both states there are worrying clusters in regional areas. Queensland (where I’m typing from) doesn’t want cases approaching its border with New South Wales.

Other anti-containment protests are also expected today.

There will be quite a bit of juggling this morning at the start of the press conferences, but I’ll do my best to keep you posted on all the important things.