Tag: covid
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FREEDOM DAY ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Lismore, Casino and Kyogle have exited what’s hoped to be their last lockdowns. But as the state reopened, sluggish vaccination rates have seen some Far North Coast residents shut out.
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SYDNEY FATHER AND SON WHO VISITED FAR NORTH COAST WHILE INFECTIOUS PLEAD GUILTY
A father and son from Sydney who visited the Far North Coast in July have pleaded guilty to breaching the public health orders. Zoran Radovanovic and son Kristian allegedly visited the Northern Rivers while infectious with COVID, plunging parts of the region into lockdown. Today they entered pleas for multiple offences including failing to check…
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FIVE NEW LOCAL COVID CASES RECORDED
Five new local covid cases were recorded in Northern New South Wales. Two are from the Richmond Valley – one is a household contact, while the source of the other is still under investigation. Another two of the health district’s cases are in Kyogle, and one is in Ballina… Ballina Public School has been closed…
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BUSINESSES PREPARING AHEAD OF FREEDOM DAY TOMORROW
Lismore has been selected to play a part in the the state’s trial of digital covid vaccine certificates – with businesses preparing to reopen tomorrow. The city, Kyogle and Richmond Valley are all readying themselves to exit their latest lockdowns.
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SEVEN NEW COVID CASES RECORDING IN THE FAR NORTH COAST
The Northern New South Wales Local Health District has recorded seven new Covid cases. The source of three cases in Grafton and one in Kyogle is under investigation. Ballina and Lismore each recorded one new infection. Exposure sites in Grafton, Alstonville, Lismore and Lennox Head have been released overnight. More contract tracing is underway for…
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NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES RECORDS 7 NEW CASES
Seven new cases of COVID have been reported in the Northern New South Wales health district. Four of those are in Grafon, two are in Byron Bay and there’s another in Ballina. A Pfizer clinic is opening at the Byron Bay surf club tomorrow, taking both walk-ins and appointments. (NO AUDIO)
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BORDER COMMUNITY OF TWEED AWAITS DECISION AMIDST NEW OUTBREAK
Northern New South Wales recorded six new infections today – three of them in Tweed, two in Lismore and one in Kyogle. It comes as frustration continues over border restrictions.
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KEMPSEY’S ‘SUPER SATURDAY’ CLINIC BOOSTING LOCAL NUMBERS
Vaccination rates are climbing on the mid north coast, but they remain low among Indigenous people. A specialist clinic opened in Kempsey today, to help dispel hesitancy and get jabs in arms.
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TWO ADDITIONAL COVID CASES IN KYOGLE
A nervous wait for the people of Kyogle, after two new COVID cases were detected in the town. Business owners are preparing for the long weekend, but they’re wary a lockdown could be introduced at a moment’s notice.
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EASED RESTRICTIONS IN KEMPSEY SHIRE COULD BE SHORT LIVED
Just hours after restrictions were lifted – Kempsey is tonight at risk of going back into lockdown thanks a number of new cases. It comes as restrictions return to neighbouring Port Macquarie – the unfolding situation leaving disheartened locals searching for answers.