Corona, COVID 19,
Daily update ⋅ 19 August 2020
Coronavirus Queensland: Sunshine Coast aged care centre locked down, no new cases recorded
9News
Queensland has recorded zero new cases of COVID-19 overnight and seven cases remain active across the state. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk ...
Victoria records 222 new cases of COVID-19, 17 new deaths
9News
Victoria has recorded its lowest number of coronavirus cases in a month, as the premier pleaded with residents to keep getting tested even if they ...
Health minister 'confident' about coronavirus vaccine progress
9News
Australian researchers are "punching well above" their weight in the push for a COVID-19 vaccine, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says. Mr Hunt is ...
Australia locks in coronavirus vaccine deal to produce Oxford University-AstraZeneca candidate if ...
ABC News
The Australian Government has signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to secure Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine, if trials prove successful ...
NSW records three new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily total in weeks
The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW records three new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily total in weeks. For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. By Mary Ward ...
COVID-19 danger may rise in dry weather, 'provocative' study shows
The Sydney Morning Herald
Dry air increases the coronavirus' ability to spread, they argue. A woman ...
Three new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in NSW, with two in south west Sydney
9News
One person went to funeral, with that cluster now linked to 73 cases, Dr Jeremy McAnulty said. READ MORE: Coronavirus live updates: Sydney added to ...
Family of four sparked Melbourne Rydges outbreak, inquiry hears
9News
A family of four returned travellers sparked the coronavirus outbreak at ... More than 90 per cent of Victoria's COVID-19 cases have been linked back to ...
Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 222 as state records 17 further COVID-19 deaths
ABC News
Victoria's coronavirus death toll now stands at 351, which accounts for around 80 per cent of Australia's COVID-19 deaths; Premier Daniel Andrews ...
How Bars Are Fueling COVID-19 Outbreaks
NPR
From the early days of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, states have wrestled with the best course of action for the nation's imperiled bars and nightclubs.
