Melbourne (AFP) – Five million people in Australia’s second-biggest city began a new lockdown Thursday, returning to tough restrictions just weeks after they ended as Melbourne grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Residents have been told to stay at home for six weeks after other measures to contain a […]
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A local official is criticizing tennis players for complaining about conditions after dozens were being forced to hard quarantine after arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open. While no player has tested positive for the virus, Daniel Andrews, who is the premier of Victoria, the home of the tournament, said […]
Australian Open organisers say the tournament will go ahead despite the coronavirus disruption An Australian Open tennis player has tested positive for Covid-19 amid controversy over cases tied to the event. At least nine infected people are in quarantine in Melbourne, officials say. The staging of the international event has […]
Andy Murray is in danger of missing yet another major tournament after it emerged this morning that he tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago and is self-isolating in his home. His management agency are in touch with Tennis Australia and he has not given up hope of competing […]
Globe Newswire Nicox’s Partner Fera Pharmaceuticals to Investigate Naproxcinod as Potential Covid-19 Adjuvant Treatment Press ReleaseNicox’s Partner Fera Pharmaceuticals to Investigate Naproxcinod as Potential Covid-19 Adjuvant Treatment December 11, 2020 – release at 7:30 am CETSophia Antipolis, France Nicox SA (Euronext Paris: FR0013018124, COX), an international ophthalmology company, and […]
Tennis Australia’s plans for the Australian Open have been thrown into chaos by a Victorian government decision to refuse access to any incoming tennis players until Jan 1. After the verbal warning sent out by Victorian premier Daniel Andrews on Monday, when he said that “this [a full-scale Australian Open] […]
There’s a glimmer of positivity amid Australia’s beleaguered arts industries: with Covid-19 restrictions limiting our ability to attend live shows or go to cinemas, book sales across the country have surged – with many readers returning to familiar authors, and the escapist comforts of fiction. According to Nielsen Book Australia, […]