Tag: covid-19
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MID COAST PHARMACISTS BRACING FOR HIGHER VACCINE DEMAND
Mid coast pharmacists have been run off their feet, since the Moderna vaccine arrived in the region. They’re bracing for even higher demand, as freedom day approaches.
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TAREE LOCKDOWN IMPACTS STRETCH ACROSS THE MANNING
Wingham may have avoided a stay at home order – but the impacts are still being felt across town. Its close proximity to locked-down Taree has left locals, and businesses in the lurch.
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LATE CALL PUTS TAREE AND FORSTER INTO LOCKDOWN
Taree and Forster-Tuncurry residents have spent their first day back in lockdown after snap stay-at-home orders were issued.
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POSITIVE COVID CASE NEAR TAREE; THREE MORE ON MID NORTH COAST
A man is isolating after testing positive to covid at Purfleet, south of Taree. It’s understood the man returned to the area from Sydney and was infectious in the community. Contact tracing is ongoing. Meanwhile, three positives were reported on the Mid North Coast. One case each at Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie are linked…
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MID COAST SPARED LOCKDOWN DESPITE NEW COVID CASES
The Mid Coast will be spared a snap lockdown for now, despite four cases being detected in the area. Three were found in Gloucester, sending shockwaves through the community.
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BIG TURNOUT TO COFFS WALK-IN VACCINATION HUB
There’s been a strong turnout to a walk-in vaccination clinic at Coffs Harbour. More than 100 people were seen lining up for two blocks, carefully keeping their distance while waiting to get the Pfizer jab. Those needing to be vaccinated shouldn’t be put off by the queue – the clinic reopens at 9am tomorrow. The…
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ANOTHER POSITIVE COVID CASE REPORTED AT KEMPSEY
Meanwhile another positive covid case has been reported at Kempsey taking the Shire’s total to three so far this week. A drive-thru testing clinic at Riverside Park will be open tomorrow from 8am to 2pm. A walk-in vaccination clinic will also open at Kempsey hospital. Anyone with even the slightest of symptoms is urged to…
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NEW POSITIVE COVID CASES ON THE MID NORTH COAST
Another positive Covid case has been reported at Coffs Harbour. The close contact of a previous case has been isolating and was not infectious in the community. Meanwhile a young woman from Darawank, north of Forster, has also tested positive. She contracted the virus outside the area. It comes after a person tested positive at…
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TAREE BUSINESSES REMAINING ON EDGE
Taree business owners remain on edge, with new COVID cases emerging on the mid north coast. Locals are still getting back on their feet almost a fortnight after lockdown ended in the region.
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TAREE VACCINATION HUB PROTECTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE
A disability support service is opening up more vaccination hubs to protect vulnerable people against the virus. Northcott clients and their families lined up in Taree today to get the jab.