Tag: covid-19
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BYRON BAY ON ALERT AS POSITIVE COVID CASES VISIT REGION WHILE INFECTIOUS
Two Queensland cases visited Byron Bay while infectious. It’s prompted a warning for far north coast residents… with new testing clinics set up, and businesses on alert.
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165 DAYS COVID-FREE NORTHERN RIVERS, TESTING NUMBERS STAYING HIGH
The Northern Rivers has recorded 165 days since the last locally acquired case of COVID-19. Nearly 4,500 tests have been conducted across the local health district in the 14 days to January 3rd. Byron Shire continues to have the highest testing rate per capita across the north coast. Anyone with even the mildest of symptoms…
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CENTRAL COAST HSC STUDENTS MAKE THE BEST OF 2020
The Central Coast has seen bushfires, floods, a pandemic and somehow 3,000 of our young ones made it through their Higher School Certificate year. One school which saw a COVID outbreak on campus, says it was academically its best year to date.
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INFECTED COVID-19 PATIENTS TRAVEL TO CENTRAL COAST
UPDATED 5:31PM: It’s been revealed infectious passengers travelled to Wagstaffe on the Palm Beach Ferry on Wednesday night. Anyone who travelled from Palm Beach to Wagstaffe during the 6:15pm – 6:35pm service should be tested and isolate until they receive a negative result. Residents have raised concerns about voyages continuing to Ettalong Beach and Wagstaffe…
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PENINSULA CLOSELY WATCHES NORTHERN BEACHES COVID CLUSTER
The Northern Beaches COVID cluster has Peninsula residents and businesses on alert. With the southern end of the Central Coast dependent on day-trippers from Sydney, there are calls for residents not to be complacent about testing.
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BYRON BAY RESIDENT IN HOTEL QUARANTINE TESTS POSITIVE TO COVID-19
A Byron Bay resident has tested positive to coronavirus in Sydney’s hotel quarantine. While this isn’t a threat to the region, the local health boss is urging people to stay alert. “The clear message here is, don’t be complacent. Any symptoms at all, please get tested on the day you get symptoms because COVID is…
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CALLS FOR COASTIES TO UP CORONAVIRUS TESTING
Health experts have called for more testing on the Central Coast, after two Sydneysiders travelled to the region while infectious. While it’s thought there is no risk to the public from these two cases, it’s hoped a revival in testing will help curb an outbreak if a case comes our way.
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COVID-19: SYDNEY-SIDERS TRAVEL TO COAST WHILE INFECTIOUS
It’s been revealed two Sydneysiders travelled to the Central Coast, while infected with coronavirus. The Local Health District says one person stayed in a caravan park, while another was working at a construction site. Close contacts have been identified and it’s believed there is no ongoing risk to the community. (VISION ONLY.)
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COUNCIL PLANS FOR POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC GROWTH
The Central Coast is faced with its biggest economic challenge since the Great Depression but council is already looking beyond the pandemic-induced recession. Plans to grow the local economy, over the next 20 years, were approved last night.
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NORTH COAST STILL COVID-19 FREE, NOW 108,000+ TESTS CONDUCTED
The Northern Rivers has now notched up more than six weeks with zero active COVID-19 cases. Today marks 51 days since the last active case in the local health district, with no community transmission. Meanwhile on the Mid North Coast, today marks 141 days since the last locally acquired case. While the total number of…