

New Zealand health authorities reported on Monday that a woman had died after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, although the cause of death has not yet officially been determined. Auckland is set to remain in lockdown for another two weeks even if the national lockdown is lifted as planned. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet with her cabinet today to decide whether to extend the country’s national lockdown, currently set to expire on Tuesday at 11.59pm.

Over 25,000 in this age bracket have already registered on the My Digital Health Record system,” ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said. “We will start booking 16-29-year-olds for a Pfizer vaccination in the coming days. Six were in the community while infectious and four are still under investigation. The ACT recorded 12 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, two of whom were in isolation for their entire infectious period.Mr Foley said from today, GPs and pharmacies in Victoria would be able to administer Pfizer vaccinations to people aged 16 and over. “As more becomes available from the Commonwealth, we put more ,” he said during Monday’s COVID-19 update. There are currently no first-dose Pfizer vaccination bookings available in Victoria, but the state’s Health Minister Martin Foley has urged people not to give up getting one.Victoria recorded 73 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19, at least 24 of whom were in isolation throughout their entire infectious period.NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said Guildford, Merrylands, Auburn, Punchbowl and surrounding suburbs of most concern to health authorities but also pointed to Ryde, Meadowbank and inner-west suburbs such as Marrickville “where we are seeing the introduction in factories and other workplaces”. More than 80 per cent of new infections in NSW are occurring in the hotspot areas of Sydney’s west and south-west."Annastacia Palaszczuk needs to explain how a billionaire trucking mogul can get an exemption to come into this state," Mr Mander added.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, together with Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant and Health Minister Brad Hazzard, warns the pressure on the hospital system will be most acute in October.

" which the Palaszczuk government needs to fix straight away." Queensland deputy opposition leader Tim Mander told A Current Affair, it was a "loophole". Queensland Health has now confirmed to A Current Affair that Peter Fox has never applied for an exemption from its department.Ī Current Affair also contacted Linfox to clarify Mr Fox's "exemption" claim but a spokesperson for the company said "we won't be providing a comment". Peter Fox is the Executive Chairman of Linfox Logistics, founded by his father Lindsay, and until recently he called a $30 million dollar property in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak home. It follows similar outrage after it was revealed pop star Dannii Minogue avoided mandatory hotel quarantine after flying in to Queensland from overseas, via an exemption from Queensland Health. "Some people are just able to get around the law and legislation aren't they? Others don't have that luxury," another woman said.

"Oh mate, that's just wrong, so wrong," one man said. Still, Melbourne residents are not impressed with the billionaire's move to the Sunshine State. Two days later, the Fox family was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Truck drivers moving freight interstate are one of the categories of Queensland border exemptions ensuring the entire country doesn't run out of food.įive days ago, Queensland Police detectives visited Peter Fox's Gold Coast home, questioning how a family from Melbourne was able to move to Queensland during this pandemic. Five days ago, Queensland Police detectives visited Peter Fox's Gold Coast home, questioning how a family from Melbourne was able to move to Queensland during this pandemic. When asked how his family was also able to move up despite the Queensland border being closed, Mr Fox said: "Well, to be here with me, I now reside here, I am now a Queensland resident". It included lunch at a local cafe for his wife, a personal training session for the couple as well as outings in a Linfox ute. In a joint investigation by A Current Affair and The Age newspaper, Mr Fox was captured enjoying the winter sunshine on the Gold Coast this week, along with his wife and at least two of his children. When asked how his family was also able to move up despite the Queensland border being closed, Mr Fox said they joined him there.
