Australia to bring forward COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia will bring forward by two weeks to early March its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, health authorities said on Wednesday as the country battles to contain fresh cases in its two largest cities. Australia has repeatedly resisted pressure to expedite its vaccination distribution time table citing low coronavirus cases in the country […]
Australia’s Victoria declares disaster, sets curfew to curb COVID-19
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday and imposed a nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain a resurgent COVID-19. Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city already under a reimposed six-week stay-home order, has struggled to rein in […]
Catholic Archbishop accuses Australian state government of inequitable pandemic rules
Canberra, AustraliaAP A Catholic archbishop has accused an Australian state government of inequitable pandemic rules by allowing up to 50 people into pubs while church congregations are limited to 10. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher on Thursday encouraged Catholics to sign a petition calling on the New South Wales government to treat churches the same as […]
Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules
Melbourne, Australia Reuters The Australian Government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try to get the country and the economy back onto more normal footing. Australia and neighbouring New Zealand have both managed to get their coronavirus outbreaks under control before it strained […]