Photo: David Murtagh.ĩ:30 am:From Friday, Canberrans can take off their masks in most settings, dancefloors are back, nightclubs will open and there will no longer be any limit on visitors to a home. She said 2.1 per cent of Canberrans had already accessed a booster dose.ĭeputy Opposition Leader Giulia Jones said today the Canberra Liberals welcomed the announcement of the earlier than expected easing of restrictions.įrom Friday, masks will only be required in high-risk settings and capacity limits will be eased. Ms Stephen-Smith acknowledged the work of Aspen Medical and Canberra Health Services delivering on-site vaccinations to people in hard to reach, marginalised communities or anyone in unstable housing, as well as pop-up clinics in communities where vaccination rates are noticeably lower than the average. In her remarks, Ms Stephen-Smith also said authorities acknowledge the particular risk in healthcare settings as there is a higher likelihood of staff “providing care to COVID-positive patients”. On this, Ms Stephen-Smith said the Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerryn Coleman, was actively considering expanding the vaccine mandate to additional healthcare workers such as those providing primary care. Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith told the ACT Legislative Assembly this morning that the ACT, like the rest of the country, was now learning to live with COVID-19 and the public health response would increasingly target high-risk settings. READ ALSO: Cottis promises a CSO season to capture the imagination – and put COVID behind us In the past week, COVID-19 exposure sites have included schools, construction sites, and other more general venues accessible to the public. On the other hand, hospitalisation rates had fallen. None have serious symptoms at this point.ĭr Coleman was pleased to announce testing rates had increased, although she said breakthrough infections are now rising: 21 per cent of new cases recorded are in vaccinated individuals. The Chief Health Officer said 50 children are now at home under the care of the COVID-19 care at home team. There has also been transmission at Erindale College. The Wanniassa School Junior Campus now has around 50 cases associated with the cluster, although Dr Coleman says this also incorporates household contacts. However, the median age of cases has dropped from around 26 or 27 to 15 last week, reflecting the number of schools affected by COVID.ĭespite 13 schools being named COVID exposure sites, only two have recorded transmission on-campus and the rolling five-day average of cases remains 12.
READ ALSO: Stunted return of live music in the ACT impacting venue viabilityĭr Coleman noted that while there had been a slight increase in daily cases in the last week, mainly due to cases in schools, there had been little change to the epidemiology of the outbreak. The total for this outbreak now sits at 1742.
The Territory recorded 85 new cases in the week to 8 pm on Sunday (7 November), an increase from last week’s case numbers.
#Moves like jagger dance update
Noting the ACT was about to enter the next stage of the pandemic response, Mr Barr reminded Canberrans to do the right thing and get tested if unwell.ĪCT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman also provided her weekly epidemiological update today. Moves Like Jagger will be seen on dance floors across Canberra,” he said.
“For the youngsters, nightclubs will reopen and dancing is permitted. He wasn’t, however, forthcoming about whether he’d be dancing in a nightclub or drinking a beer standing up this weekend to celebrate the eased restrictions, but did say he imagined the Territory’s youngsters would be out showing off their ‘Moves Like Jagger’ this weekend. Mr Barr also encouraged Canberrans to spend and stay local as they get back out to enjoy activities that they have missed out on for some time. “With all of the hard work behind us, we are now well-placed to have a happy Christmas and a well-deserved summer holiday,” he said. UPDATED 1 pm:Chief Minister Andrew Barr has told Canberrans at today’s weekly COVID-19 update they should be incredibly proud of the city’s vaccination rates, and he thanked people for having done the right thing in recent times.Īccording to ACT Health, 95.1 per cent of the ACT’s 12-plus population is now fully vaccinated. Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he imagined many Canberrans would be looking forward to new freedoms and a great summer holiday.
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