COVID-19 update: NSW records the second consecutive day of cases above 1,000

This is your update on the Coronavirus in Australia for 29 August 2021.

Vaccination clinic at Olympic Park Sydney, NSW

Source: AAP Image/Bianca De March


  • New vaccination requirements for some authorised workers in NSW
  • Victoria confirms lockdown will be extended
  • ACT records 13 new locally acquired cases
  • Queensland records one community case in home quarantine

New South Wales
NSW has recorded 1,218 new locally acquired cases, with 887 coming from western and south-western Sydney. Six people died, bringing the total of COVID-related deaths to 145.  

From Monday 6 September, authorised workers who live in the but work outside their government areas need to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Victoria
Victoria has recorded 92 new locally acquired cases, including more than 30 not yet linked to existing outbreaks.

Of the current 778 active cases, roughly 500 are in Melbourne's north and west, said premier Daniel Andrews pointing out that it will not be possible to end lockdown on 2 September.

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Last 24 hours around Australia
  • Queensland will open a mass vaccination centre at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at Boondall from 8 September.
  • Health Minister Greg Hunt says the will offer protection to Australians receiving a TGA-approved vaccine.
Quarantine, travel, testing clinics and pandemic disaster payment
Quarantine and testing requirements are managed and enforced by state and territory governments:

If you want to travel overseas, you may be able to apply online for an exemption.  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  website.



Visit the translated resources published by NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service:


Testing clinics in each state and territory:

 
 

Pandemic disaster payment information in each state and territory:

 
 

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Published 29 August 2021 12:04pm
Updated 29 August 2021 12:08pm
By SBS/ALC Content
Source: SBS


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