Thursday 21 October, 2021
Jacinda Ardern said that a Delta outbreak had been a “game changer” and that a new approach was needed.
The national flag carrier Air New Zealand also announced it was introducing a “no jab, no fly” policy.
He is to due to set out his plan to get England through coronavirus over the autumn and winter.
The woman is the 27th person to die with Covid-19 in New Zealand and the first recorded since 16 February.
Jacinda Ardern said there were signs the outbreak would soon peak if stay-at-home orders remained in place.
Nationwide stay-at-home orders were issued yesterday when just one case had been identified.
New South Wales premier said the state today hit a new peak with 291 cases detected.
Meanwhile, stay-at-home orders were extended in Brisbane.
The lockdown of Australia’s largest city will last at least until 28 August.
The vaccination rate is currently languishing around 11%.
In the past 24 hours, 97 new cases were recorded, more than the 89 reported the previous day.
Australia’s latest Covid-19 outbreak began in mid-June and has since grown to 767 cases.
The lockdown is now expected to end on Friday 16 July.
Rachel Keane of Póg Cafe Group says people in the industry are tired and fed up of the lack of clear communication from Government.
About 5% of Australians are reported to be fully vaccinated.
Australia is now battling flare-ups of the highly contagious Delta variant.
The flare-up has been a shock for a city that had returned to relative normality.
Up to 100 demonstrators took part in a protest in Dublin calling for a commitment from the government to reopen the sector.
‘Overwhelming majority’ have supported public health measures and would have preferred them to be more restrictive.
Ministers are considering putting back the final easing of controls in England for four weeks as cases of the Delta variant surge.
Social distancing and mask wearing could be set to remain in place until 5 July, according to multiple reports.
A slow roll out of vaccines and hotel quarantine failings have been blamed for the spike in cases.
The British Health Secretary said it is “appropriate” to push on with the major easing of lockdown in England.
The lockdown was imposed in most of the Himalayan nation’s major cities and towns.
New Delhi has reported 25,462 cases and 161 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Brazil’s Health Ministry registered 4,195 deaths yesterday.
Seven men and one woman were arrested.
The biggest drop was in burglary and related offences, falling by over a third in 2020 compared to the previous year.
The United Kingdom reportedly plans to supply Ireland with 3.7 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
The public is also being urged to stand on their doorsteps at 8pm with a candle or light.
Restrictions on hospitality, curfews and gatherings are among the key differences between countries.
Police faced criticism for how they handled demonstrations following the killing of Sarah Everard.
The plan includes up to six people from two households being able to meet outdoors in a private garden from 1 April.
People across Ireland – including key decision-makers – tell the story of Thursday 12 March 2020.
It claims the private construction sector is being unfairly discriminated against.
The powersharing administration faced criticism for not attaching dates to its pathway to recovery.
The plan is likely to outline the sequence in which current lockdown restrictions will lift.
