What we know today, September 13 – Virus latest at a glance
Sep 13, 2021, updated Sep 13, 2021
- Victoria has recorded 473 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, as an independent school that breached restrictions has found itself at the centre of an outbreak. The health department on Monday confirmed 202 cases were linked to known outbreaks, with the source of the remaining 271 infections under investigation. It is the highest daily tally of the state’s latest outbreak and brings the total number of active cases to 3507.
- Australia is on track to have coronavirus vaccine supply outstrip demand by the end of October almost eight months into the behind-schedule rollout. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said the government’s projections showed enough doses would arrive in the country by late next month.
- Teacher shortages in NSW mean some locked down students are getting minimal supervision as they learn from home, the union says. NSW Teachers Federation president Angelo Gavrielatos says “alarming” new figures provided to parliament show some teachers are dealing with classes with up to 45 students.
- Canberrans are edging closer to learning if the ACT’s COVID-19 restrictions will be eased as scheduled. Stay-at-home orders have been in place across the national capital since August 12 and a major announcement is due on Tuesday, ahead of the expected Friday midnight end of lockdown. Asked about trends in the ACT’s case numbers, Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman described them as “stable”, adding more information is on the way.
- South Africa will ease COVID-19 restrictions and shorten its nationwide curfew from Monday after a decline in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised address. Authorities will also extend the hours of alcohol sales, the president said, further relaxing restrictions introduced in June to combat a third wave of cases caused by the Delta variant.
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