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2.34am BST
Just back to Australia and there are 10 new cases of Covid in the most populous state of New South Wales. Somewhat reassuringly, six of those are in quarantine. All four locally acquired cases are linked to a cluster in the centre of Sydney.
The premier of the state, Gladys Berejiklian, asks people to consider their movements as the weather warms up.
Today is the last day of winter and I’m pleased we got through the winter months as well as we did, and now that the warmer weather is upon us can I please ask everybody to think about their activities when they’re out of doors ... just make sure you keep your social distance.
Normally August-September is the peak time for the flu but because we’re hand sanitising and keeping our distances those numbers haven’t materialised, but that means if you do have a symptom you should assume it’s Covid and not the flu.
Related: Australia coronavirus live update: Victoria records 73 new cases and 41 deaths as NSW records 10 new cases
2.08am BST
New Zealand has reported five new community cases of transmission of Covid-19, and four in managed isolation. All of the new community cases are linked to the Auckland cluster.
The city has now moved down to alert level 2, with extra restrictions, including wearing face masks on public transport. Gatherings within the Auckland region may involve a maximum of 10 people. Continue reading...