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The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria , when a man who had returned from Wuhan , Hubei Province, China , tested positive ...
On 31 October 2020, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan announced that from 14 November, Western Australia's hard border policy would be eased, enabling residents from states and territories deemed very low risk (i.e. Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory) to enter the state ...
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia by state and territory. Location [a] Cases [b] Deaths Recoveries Active [c] Hospital [d] Tests Notes Ref. 12 / 12 6,635,645 7,807 6,239,947
As of 5 January 2022 the Northern Territory was classed as medium risk, while New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria were classed as extreme risk. [ 59 ] From 16 January masks were again required for indoor public areas in the Perth and Peel regions, after five new cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Empty shelves at a Coles grocery store in Brisbane, Australia, in April 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Oceania on 25 January 2020, with the first confirmed case reported in Melbourne, Australia. [397] [398] It has since spread elsewhere in the region.
On 11 January, a total of 1,042,293 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Australia, 2,416 deaths, and there were approximately 612,619 active cases. Over the past 7 days, new cases averaged 70,708 per day. Over 57,561,000 tests had been done, 1.8% were positive. [17] On 12 January, a total of 1,124,138 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Australia.
The ACT Government ended the COVID-19 Management Declaration on 28 February 2023. At this time a requirement that people report positive rapid antigen test results was the only remaining COVID-19 health restriction; the ACT was the last jurisdiction in Australia to retain this requirement. The Garran Surge Centre was also closed at this time. [80]
The COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales, Australia was part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The first confirmed case in New South Wales was identified on 19 January 2020 in Sydney where three travellers returning from Wuhan , Hubei , China, tested positive ...