Senior members of NSW's COVID and Economic Recovery Committee met on Tuesday evening, and it is understood that the easing of isolation rules was at the top of their agenda. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard, in confirming the likely end of the rules, conceded that such changes would need t...
In a statement released earlier on Monday the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) warned of job losses, with new isolation rules for arrivals in Australia effectively meaning that the industry has been "shut down." "The damage to our inbound tourism sector across Australia will deliver a s...
In the context of the current study, the transition to isolation rules may also have reduced experiences or fear of discrimination in public spaces, particularly for migrants of Asian background who have disproportionately experienced discrimination and social exclusion in response to COVID-19 (He et...
This rules out fitting all disaggregate and aggregate series independently as there is no way to guarantee the forecasts will consistently add up between aggregation levels. One common solution is to forecast only the most disaggregated series and summing the results, but this often leads to poor ...
All Australian states, except for Western Australia, have begun to live with the virus after higher vaccination levels, and the easing in restrictions has pushed cases higher. The New South Wales government changed its self-isolation rules for asymptomatic healthcare workers who had been classified ...
Where different countries and regions are implementing a range of social distancing and/or social isolation recommendations, some have introduced contact tracing and quick response (QR) barcodes on mobile device apps. To additionally explore access, uptake and use that accompany such technologies, the...
The latest coronavirus epidemic (CODIV-19) struck everyone with its scale and affected literally all countries forced to take emergency measures to prevent the infection spread of (closure of state borders, quarantine, self-isolation, temporary work break of many enterprises and institutions, ...
Australia Health Minister Greg Hunt described anyone violating self-isolation rules as a "disgrace," and urged police to "throw the book" at any recent arrivals in Australia who fail to self-isolate for the 14-day period implemented by the government. ...
"Put yourself in a self-isolation. Follow the rules, and if you're feeling ill, any of the symptoms that might be related to COVID-19, then make sure you contact a medical practitioner, either your local GP or the local ED in the hospital, and then take advice on what you should ...
50-75% of those repatriated from the US were tested positive. In a flight carrying 76 Guatemalans repatriated from the US, 71 were tested COVID-19 positive. Making matters worse, not complying with local COVID-19 rules, US soldiers stationed in Japan and South Korea also amplified the virus...