Australian health minister ‘genuinely optimistic’ about vaccine in 2021, as British health secretary announces new pandemic authority and France records 3,000 new casesGo hard, go early’ – now New Zealand goes back to the drawing boardCalls for nationwide sickout as Arizona district cancels reopening of schoolsDog gone: Australia’s rescue pet shelters emptied by surge in demand during pandemicFlu and Covid: winter could bring ‘double-barrel’ outbreak to US, experts say 2.49am BST Andrews says the Victorian government wants federal involvement in rapid response within disability accommodation. He said the state has set up its own response team, despite the fact many facilities are federally funded and regulated. “No [they are not involved], but I want them to be.” 2.44am BST Andrews pleads with people in regional Victoria to get tested, as numbers are stabilising.He said there were 158 active cases in Geelong, 49 in Bendigo, and 27 in Ballarat. Continue reading…
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