A spokesman for Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal health and defence departments were working with Emergency Management Australia “to expedite a request for assistance from Victoria” and that his government stood “ready to assist.””The Prime Minister has been in regular discussions with Premier Andrews and the Minister for Defence about the possible further…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says localised restrictions being imposed in Victoria are “part of living with COVID-19” and proof National Cabinet’s slow easing of restrictions makes sense.Key points:Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there will likely be further outbreaks of COVID-19He says localised responses, like that seen in Victoria, are going according to planVictoria has recorded…
“I’m quietly hopeful we are tracking well, our case numbers continue to trend downwards,” she said.”It’s important we don’t become complacent.”Only six people remain in hospital with the virus, with two people in ICU.Health authorities believe it will be weeks before the impact of the Black Lives Matter rally held on Saturday will start to…
A Victorian teacher has tested positive to COVID-19, with the Melbourne school to be closed for three days for deep cleaning and to enable contact tracing.Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said the school needed to be shut down and cleaned urgently because the infected teacher had been on site in recent days. Parents and staff at Meadow Glen…
