Government announces 50 new cases amid fears of extended lockdown – as it happened
by Lisa Cox and Christopher Knaus (now) from Science | The Guardian on (#5M1RQ)
NSW reports 47 people in hospital, with 16 in intensive care including a teenager. This blog is now closed
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We're going to wind things up for the evening. Here's a reminder of what we learned today:
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NSW has updated its list of venues of concern. New close contact venues include Bupa Dental in Miranda from 10.50am to 12pm on Wednesday 7 July, Chemist Warehouse in Punchbowl on Thursday 8 July from 9.20am to 9.40am and Direct Trade in Merrylands from 2.20pm to 2.50pm on Saturday 3 July.
The full list of venues is on the NSW Health website.