COVID-19 update: In NSW ‘life will look better’ once 80 per cent vaccination reached, Victoria extends support package

This is your update on the Coronavirus in Australia for 5 September 2021.

Jamii zakwanza zapewa chanjo ya COVID-19 mjini Sydney

Wanachama wa jamii zawatu wa asili, wapokea chanjo za Covid-19 katika zahanati iliyo jenga katika kituo chakitaifa cha ubora wa asili. Source: AAP/Dan Himbrechts

NSW reaches 40 per cent double-dose vaccination
Victoria announces support for vulnerable communities
ACT reports 15 new local cases
Queensland reports one new local case

New South Wales

NSW has recorded 1485 new locally acquired cases, and three deaths. There are over a thousand people in hospital, 175 people in intensive care, and 72 of those require ventilation.

NSW has now hit 40 per cent double-dose vaccination and 73 per cent first-dose. Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the state will “certainly not have a statewide lockdown ever again” when 80 per cent vaccination is achieved, but she warns the number of cases will peak in the next fortnight.

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Victoria

Victoria has recorded 183 new locally acquired cases, with 101 linked to known outbreaks.

Minister Luke Donnellan announced a $27 million extension of a support package for vulnerable communities.

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Last 24 hours around Australia

ACT 15 new cases, of those 13 are linked to known clusters. Six were in quarantine for their entire infectious period.
One new locally acquired case in Queensland is the mother of a child who tested positive yesterday.
WA wants at least 80 per cent of eligible West Australians vaccinated before it will set a date for bringing down the hard border.

Source: ALC

Quarantine, travel, testing clinics and pandemic disaster payment

Quarantine and testing requirements are managed and enforced by state and territory governments:

NSW Travel & transport and Quarantine

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ACT Transport and Quarantine

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SA Travel and Quarantine

TAS Travel and Quarantine

WA Travel and Quarantine

If you want to travel overseas, you may be able to apply online for an exemption. Click here for more information about the conditions to leave Australia. There are temporary measures for international flights that are regularly reviewed by the government and updated on the Smart Traveller website.