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45 votes
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Drug-resistant typhoid is spreading in Pakistan
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How Pakistan’s Peshawar has emerged as mpox 'epicentre'
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Las Vegas jail reports mpox case
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Lethal outbreak of new mpox strain erupts in central Africa
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How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry.
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Dengue fever spreading to new countries, including the US due to climate change, among other factors
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Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
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Deadly morel mushroom outbreak highlights big gaps in fungi knowledge
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The uncharted world of emerging pathogens – In their quest to detect early outbreaks, virus hunters are sampling environmental DNA in water, dirt, and air
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A potentially fatal mystery illness in dogs is spreading in the US. It starts with a cough.
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Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in Harare over cholera
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It’s not just Paris. Bedbugs are resurgent everywhere
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Bedbugs are becoming a big headache in Paris ahead of Olympics
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Two deaths attributed to Nipah virus in Kerala India, fourth outbreak since 2018
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Canadian officials investigate E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares served by one central kitchen
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The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning
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Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms
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ProMED, a valued reputable listserv, which broke news of COVID, SARS, and MERS, is short on cash and in turmoil
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Report identifies higher rate for leprosy in central Florida
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Five locally transmitted cases of Malaria in USA, first since early 2000s
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Tally of covid-19 cases after US CDC conference climbs to 181
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China to boost COVID vaccination for the elderly amid outbreak
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Rising ebola cases in Uganda spark regional concern
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America has a rabid-raccoon problem
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A day after admitting COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea says nearly 190,000 people in quarantine
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An English hospital reports a surge in cases
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A new, infectious coronavirus is detected in Malaysia – and it's coming from dogs
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The surge in India
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US hospitals overwhelmed by rebounding virus
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Coronavirus: France sees 'exponential rise' in cases
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State Health Director warns coronavirus is widespread on Oahu
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Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen – traveling from port to port along Norway's western coast, the virus may not have been contained onboard
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Florida nursing homes see infections surge as workers spread virus
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Sydney's Crossroads Hotel COVID-19 cluster genomically linked to Melbourne outbreak
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Nearly 1,000 inmates will be removed from San Quentin prison after its infection rate has gotten so bad it's been dubbed 'the Chernobyl of COVID'
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Victoria reimposes lockdowns on Greater Melbourne region plus Mitchell Shire as coronavirus cases rise by record amount
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New South Wales border with Victoria to close from Wednesday as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces 127 new coronavirus cases in the state
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Victoria records 108 new coronavirus infections, locks down suburbs and public housing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-04/coronavirus-numbers-victoria-rise-again-lockdown-suburbs/12422456 Victoria recorded its second-highest ever daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 108...
Victoria recorded its second-highest ever daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 108 people diagnosed with the virus overnight.
Residents of nine public housing estates in inner Melbourne will be required to stay in their homes due to an outbreak of coronavirus cases.
23 cases had been identified in more than 12 households in the Flemington and North Melbourne public housing estates
the nine towers included 1,345 units of housing and were home to about 3,000 residents.
"No-one will be allowed out of those public housing towers," Mr Andrews said.
I just watched the press conference. This article misses some details.
The residents of these public housing towers will not be allowed to leave their flats/apartments at all, for any reason. They can't even step outside their front doors into the common corridors. The common areas are potential transmission vectors, so these people have to stay inside their flats and not come out at all. And the lockdown starts immediately. Anyone currently inside can't come out. Anyone who comes home can't come back out. (I except some people will decide not to go home).
This is an extreme lockdown, beyond anything done in Australia so far.
Over the next few days, all residents in the towers will be tested for coronavirus. The lockdown is expected to last for at least 5 days, which is how long it's expected to take to test everyone and get the results.
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How hotel quarantine let COVID-19 out of the bag in Victoria
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Melbourne's local coronavirus lockdown begins with 300,000 people facing tighter restrictions in Victorian capital
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Internal messages reveal crisis at Houston hospitals as coronavirus cases surge
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Covid ( @UCSF ) Chronicles, Day 104: California's luck runs out
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Higher restaurant spending in a US state predict a rise in new infections there three weeks later
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'See it as your civic duty': Testing blitz to target hotspots as Victoria records thirty-three new cases
Article: 'See it as your civic duty': Testing blitz to target hotspots as Victoria records 33 new cases I found this part especially interesting: Health workers going door-to-door to test...
Article: 'See it as your civic duty': Testing blitz to target hotspots as Victoria records 33 new cases
I found this part especially interesting:
Health workers going door-to-door to test residents in these hotspots will be using a new type of saliva test developed by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity that is less invasive, and painful, than nose and throat swabs.
There's a new form of coronavirus testing in Australia.
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Australian Defence Force to send 1,000 personnel to assist Victoria in coronavirus response
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Victoria records Australia's first coronavirus death in over a month, as cases in Vic rise by twenty yesterday and the state's reproduction number climbs to 2.5
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Virus cases skyrocketing among Latinos in the USA
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Victoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions, limiting gatherings in homes to five people, in a bid to address a recent spike in case numbers
News article: Victoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions, limiting gatherings in homes to five people, in a bid to address a recent spike in case numbers. Statement from Victoria's...
Statement from Victoria's Premier:
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"around half of [Victoria's] cases since the end of April have come from transmission inside someone’s home."
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"From 11:59pm on Sunday, the number of visitors you can have at your home will reduce to five."
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"Outside the home, families and friends can meet in groups up to ten."
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"restaurants, pubs, auction halls, community halls, libraries, museums and places of worship will all stay at a maximum of 20 people in any one space until 12 July."
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"Businesses that were set to open on Monday like gyms, cinemas, theatres and TABs can do so – but again, only with a maximum of 20."
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"Community sport for kids and non-contact competition for adults can proceed as planned."
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"those who can work from home [should] continue to do so at least until 31 July."
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Why is Victoria experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases and other Australian states aren't?
4 votes