Australia Covid live update: national cabinet mandates vaccinations for aged care and quarantine staff; AstraZeneca to be available for under-60s
by Elias Visontay (now) and Matilda Boseley (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#5KKDN)
An $11m grant announced to pay for leave for aged care staff to be vaccinated; Darwin in lockdown after four cases; restrictions for WA and SA; Queensland makes masks mandatory in hotspots. Follow live
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12.04pm BST
With that, we will be closing the blog.
For a recap of the day's Covid news, you can read this report:
Related: NSW and Qld Covid update: 18 new cases in Sydney and restrictions for south-east Queensland
11.48am BST
Well that was a press conference and a half.
Here's a brief summary of the key things Scott Morrison announced:
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