Government announces 50 new cases amid fears of extended lockdown – as it happened

NSW reports 47 people in hospital, with 16 in intensive care including a teenager. This blog is now closedBerejiklian warns of ‘prolonged lockdown’ after NSW records 50 new casesWhat went wrong: how Delta exposed the NSW approach to Covid‘Stuffed’: how Australia’s ‘unconscionable’ gamble on Covid vaccines backfiredLatest Sydney lockdown restrictions explainedDownload the free Guardian app;Get our morning email briefing8.57amBSTWe ’re going to wind things up for the evening. Here’s a reminder of what we learned today:8.52amBSTNSW has updated its list of venues of concern. New close contact venues include Bupa Dental in Miranda from 10.50am to 12pm on Wednesday 7 July, Chemist Warehouse in Punchbowl on Thursday 8 July from 9.20am to 9.40am and Direct Trade in Merrylands from 2.20pm to 2.50pm on Saturday 3 July. The fulllist of venues is on the NSW Health website.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 10, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Lisa Cox and Christopher Knaus (now) Tags: Australia news Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news