Six Victorians have been forced into 14 days isolation after being linked to a possible outbreak at a Sydney quarantine hotel. Victorian health officials rushed to track down the six people after they were identified as close contacts in a NSW investigation into a possible COVID-19 transmission at a Sydney CBD hotel. Three returned travellers… Read More: Sydney outbreak fears spread to new state »
Authorities are concerned COVID-19 could once again be spreading through the same hotel that was at the centre of Brisbane’s snap three-day lockdown in January, after three cases were linked to the quarantine facility this week. Genomic sequencing has confirmed two returning travellers staying on the same floor at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Spring… Read More: Fears virus spreading through hotel again »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday and deaths neared a quarter of a million, according to a Reuters tally, concerning experts who fear substantial underreporting even as the rate of fatalities and new cases slows. FILE PHOTO: A health worker walks around the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of… Read More: Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million amid underreporting fears »
Newark has a drinking water problem. That fact remains after officials continue to tout the New Jersey city’s water as the best and safest in the state and nation. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced Friday the city will distribute free filters to at-risk homes with lead service lines. This follows negative results the city received… Read More: New Jersey city touts safe drinking water despite fears of… »