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As it happened: NSW now in statewide lockdown after 466 new cases, four deaths on Saturday, 8 mystery cases in Victoria

Pallavi Singhal and Roy Ward
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Key Posts

COVID-19 traces found in Hawkesbury River area
NSW Police investigate scam Pfizer website
Victoria downgrades travel restrictions to south-east Queensland
Victoria sets new vaccine record but Carlton public housing among wastewater detections
Queensland tightens border zone with NSW
Supermarkets in Malvern, Balaclava on exposure list
‘Probably about time’: Beachgoers take new restrictions in their stride
Sites in Broadmeadows, Glenroy added to exposure list
Police out and about during lockdown
NSW COVID restrictions: What are the rules across the state?
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NSW COVID restrictions: What are the rules across the state?

By Jamie Berry and Andrew Taylor

NSW entered a snap statewide lockdown at 5pm on Saturday after recording 466 new cases of COVID-19, which continues to spread across the regions.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say the stay-at-home orders would be introduced for all of regional NSW to “minimise movement and protect our communities from the evolving COVID situation in Sydney”.

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Mr Barilaro used an online call on Saturday afternoon to tell regional NSW MPs that the entire state would be in lockdown for at least seven days, an MP unauthorised to speak on the issue told the Herald.

So with more than 8 million people now in lockdown for a week, what does it all mean?

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That’s all for tonight

By Roy Ward

That’s all we have for you tonight everyone.

Thanks again for joining us on this difficult day for NSW.

Before I go, here is a quick look at some major stories from today:

Take care everyone and we will be back early tomorrow morning with another COVID-19 blog.

Until then, please have a lovely evening and we will see you tomorrow.

COVID-19 traces found in Hawkesbury River area

By Roy Ward

NSW Health has detected COVID-19 traces in wastewater samples from the Hawkesbury River area.

The detections were made at the Parkes and Brooklyn sewage treatment plants.

Parkes serves about 11,600 people and Brooklyn serves about 1200 people and includes the suburbs of Dangar Island, Cowan, Brooklyn, Mooney Mooney and Cheerio Point.

NSW Health said there were no known cases in those areas so anyone with the slightest symptoms should seek out a COVID-19 test and isolate until receiving a negative result.

A number of locations in Dubbo have been listed as close contact areas with anyone at the venues during the specified times needing to get a COVID-19 test immediately and quarantine for 14 days.

Construction of Mickleham quarantine camp is under way

By Tom Cowie

Construction is under way at Melbourne’s Centre for National Resilience – the unwieldy name given to the new quarantine facility in Mickleham – with the camp set to open by the end of the year.

A community engagement session was held earlier this week on progress of the fast-tracked 1000-bed accommodation site for returning travellers, however residents were told that builders would not be delayed by any consultation process.

Construction of the new quarantine facility in Mickleham has begun.Jason South

Earthworks have begun at an empty paddock in Melbourne’s north, which sits next to the federal government’s pet quarantine facility and is about 300 metres from homes.

Click here to read the story.

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NSW Police investigate scam Pfizer website

By Andrew Taylor

A scam website promising Pfizer vaccinations to people who pay $300 is being investigated by NSW Police.

A number of people reportedly showed up to the vaccination clinic at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital demandingthe Pfizer vaccine this week after paying $300 to a website believed to have originated in China.

It follows a similar incident at a vaccination clinic in western Sydney.

A spokeswoman for Sydney Local Health District said the matter had been referred to the NSW Police.

“Sydney Local Health District reminds people that the COVID-19 vaccination is free,” she said.

“Anyone who is asked to pay to make an appointment for COVID-19 vaccination is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.”

Richmond, Caroline Springs have new entries on exposure list

By Roy Ward

UPDATED: The Jolly Miller Cafe at CS Square in Caroline Springs has two tier one entries in the Victorian exposure site list on Saturday night.

Anyone who attended the cafe on August 6 from 7am to 4.30pm and August 7 from 8am to 11am needs to get a COVID-19 test and quarantine for 14 days.

Woolworths Greenvale Lakes has also joined the list with a tier one exposure after a case attended the supermarket on August 8 from 12:52pm to 1:39pm and August 12 from 12.15pm to 1.05pm.

Anyone at the store during that time needs to get a COVID-19 test and quarantine for 14 days.

Goodstart Early Learning in Richmond also has two entries on the list as a tier two exposure site.

‘Can you please do your job?’: Births, Deaths and Marriages registry complaints jump

By Rachael Dexter

There’s one key problem stopping Will Richardson from moving out of home, getting a new job and getting on with his adult life – the 19-year-old can’t get a copy of his birth certificate.

For over a year the university student from Wallan has been waiting for the document from the Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages registry. The taxpayer-funded office shut its doors and closed its phone lines to the public in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.

Will Richardson, 19, and his mother, Charlotte Robinson, have been trying to get a replacement birth certificate for him for over a year. Jason South

Without it, Mr Richardson, who lives with autism, can’t move forward.

Click here to read the story.

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Victoria downgrades travel restrictions to south-east Queensland

By Roy Ward

Victoria has downgraded south-east Queensland from a red zone to an orange zone which should make it easier for residents to return to the state.

The state announced on Saturday night it had changed 11 local government areas from red to orange zones which means people who have been in Queensland after 8.01pm on July 31 can travel to Victoria and will only need to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours and isolate until receiving a negative result.

The 11 LGAs are: City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay Regional Council, City of Gold Coast, City of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Logan City, Noosa Shire Council, Redland City, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council and Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

The LGA of Cairns and Yarrabah remain red zones.

Click here for more information from the Victorian government. 

Victoria sets new vaccine record but Carlton public housing among wastewater detections

By Roy Ward

Victoria set a new daily record for COVID-19 vaccine doses with 29,490 administered on Friday but concerns remain about more wastewater detections across the state.

Locations in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria showed unexpected wastewater samples in recent days.

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Carlton, Glenroy-Broadmeadows, the Sunshine West industrial area, Camberwell and the Truganina-Williams Landing areas in Melbourne all showed positive detections and while some of those suburbs already have COVID-19 cases, the chief health officer’s update on Saturday night said the detections were from parts of those suburbs without cases.

The Carlton wastewater detection was identified as coming from a public housing estate with health officials contacting residents directly and CoHealth setting up onsite testing at the estate.

Queensland tightens border zone with NSW

By Roy Ward

Residents in the New South Wales/Queensland border zone will face more restrictions on travelling into Queensland.

From 8pm tonight NSW residents within the border zone can only enter Queensland for essential services, essential work and to shop for essentials that can’t be reasonably obtained on the NSW side.

A police checkpoint at the Queensland-NSW border late last year.Dan Peled

“Following the announcement of a state-wide lockdown in New South Wales, Queensland is requiring any New South Wales resident who lives anywhere in the border zone to follow the same rules as those required for current lockdown (stay at home) zones,” a Queensland Health update read.

Among the permitted reasons are:

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Supermarkets in Malvern, Balaclava on exposure list

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Supermarkets in Malvern and Balaclava are among the latest additions to the Victorian exposure sites list.

Coles Malvern, Chemist Warehouse Malvern and Malvern Authorised Newsagency, all on Glenferrie Road, all had positive cases at their shops on August 10 with anyone at those places at the listed times asked to get a COVID-19 test and isolate until receiving a negative test.

Coles Balaclava on Camden Street and Alfred Street has three mentions, all listed as tier two, with a case attending the supermarket on August 7 from 7.15pm to 8.45pm, August 8 from 12pm to 1.30pm and August 11 from 12.15pm to 2pm.

Click here to check the updating list.

Balaclava
Coles Balaclava
Camden Street & Alfred Street Balaclava VIC 3183
07/08/2021 7:15pm - 8:45pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.

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