Latest news live: mother infected with Covid denounces disinformation about ‘sickening’ virus

The director general of the local health district of West New South Wales has warned that an outbreak in Dubbo is reaching “very worrying levels” after the region recorded 36 more cases of Covid-19.

Of the 36 cases in West New South Wales, 23 were located in Dubbo, five in Parkes, two each in Gilgandra, Bourke and Wellington, and one in Narromine.

The virus continues to “ravage western New South Wales,” Scott McLachlan said today, with the “vast majority” of new infections contagious in the community.

“This is reaching a very worrying level where we know that a growing number of infectious cases in the community means the potential spread of this virus throughout western New South Wales,” he said. declared.

“This will be a crucial time in the next few days. Please stay home, stop moving around as much as you do.”

Kerry Chant, head of health for New South Wales, said authorities “are currently trying to contain these rural and remote communities” to prevent further spread.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian kicked off her update on Covid-19 earlier today congratulating residents who have helped the state reach its goal of six million shots.

“I am so happy and grateful that NSW has had six million jabs. Dr Chant and our team have been having conversations because we have taken the leap and look forward to making the announcement on Thursday or Friday of this week as to what. what fully vaccinated people will be able to do from September onwards because of the goal we have set for ourselves, “she said.

“Thank you to everyone who came together and received the vaccine. This equates to 60% of our population across the state with at least one dose. And about 30% of the population received a double dose.

“This is an incredible milestone. I am deeply grateful.”

There have been 753 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in NSW until 8 p.m. last night, and no deaths.

Of the locally acquired cases, 134 are linked to a known case or group – 108 are family contacts and 26 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 619 cases is under investigation.

Australians could wear masks indoors for years according to one of the country’s chief medical officers, and she warned it would be ‘God help us’ if a new variant of Covid-19 emerged.

As the prime minister urges states to reopen the economy after immunization rates hit 70 to 80 percent of the adult population, the prime minister and health experts have stressed that the plan includes maintaining the basics of testing, tracing, isolation, social distancing and in some cases masks in place.

Kerry Chant, Chief Health Officer for New South Wales, has warned that modeling that predicts deaths can be minimized when a majority of adults are vaccinated is based on the assumption that certain measures remain in place.

“We may actually have been wearing indoor masks for years in some settings,” Dr. Chant said.

“We may have factors that you are only allowed to go to certain high risk locations if you are vaccinated and show proof of vaccination.

“The world is grappling with the way we coexist with Covid and the virus can throw curved balls at us. You know, we have the Delta variant. God help us if we have another variant. It’s not a size. unique. ”

Annastacia Palaszczuk criticized NSW’s approach to containing her Covid-19 crisis after Gladys Berejiklian said reducing infections to zero was “completely unrealistic”.

The The Premier of Queensland said she reserves the right to impose blockades on her constituents to control future outbreaks, even though 80% of the state’s population was fully vaccinated.

Ms Palaszczuk also defended the approach of being rigorous and swift to suppress virus threats in response to a coup by the prime minister, where he said “we cannot stay in the cave forever”.

“Take a look at Queensland right now,” the State Prime Minister told reporters this morning.

“You can go to work, you can go to school, you can go to watch sports, you can do community sports, you can go to restaurants, you can go out.

“We didn’t give up.

“We come here every day and the people of Queensland do a great job of making sure that when we go hard and fast people respect what we ask them to do.

“And look where we live.”

– Additional NCA NewsWire reports

An unvaccinated mother-of-two in Sydney who contracted a severe pneumonia attack after testing positive for Covid-19 has criticized the virus’ ‘sickening’ misinformation spread online.

Lorraine was rushed to hospital on Saturday morning after her family contracted the virus following an outbreak at her autistic daughter’s special school in Sydney, having developed pneumonia in both lungs.

She was due to receive her first dose of Pfizer the week after her family contracted the virus, while her husband – who also tested positive – had already received his first vaccine and had only developed mild symptoms.

Speaking to Daily mail, she said she burst into tears while struggling to breathe in her hospital bed, after scrolling through her Facebook feed and finding post-after-post misinformation about Covid.

One of the posts, she said, called the Delta variant “a hoax and sensationalism”, while another claimed vaccination was the root of the current epidemic in Greater Sydney.

“It’s starting to make me lose hope in humanity,” said Lorraine.

“I am devastated by the callousness and disrespect of misinformed comments for those in pain, their families and those on the front lines.

“I am afraid of the effects of uninformed and ignorant opinions on the fight against this pandemic.”