By Hope 103.2Wednesday 19 Aug 2020NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team
Australia has struck a deal with a U-K based drug company to be among the first in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Under the agreement, every Australian will be eligible to receive the University of Oxford vaccine free of charge, if trials are successful.
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Contact tracers are working to find people who’ve been in contact with a security guard who’s tested positive to coronavirus.
The guard worked at the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel on August 3, 4 and 7, and then shifts at Flemington Market on August 9 and at Parramatta Local court on August 11-12.
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Children showing symptoms of coronavirus will be banned from the state’s schools from today until they test negative.
Inter-school sport, choirs and woodwind bands are also cancelled…along with formals and graduation ceremonies.
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The state government says it’s given every bus driver masks in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Drivers are threatening to walk of the job next week if the government refuses to get tougher on mask wearing and social distancing measures for commuters.
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Controlling parents who keep strict tabs on their children could be doing more harm than good.
The Australian Catholic University study suggests such behaviour is linked to worse developmental outcomes in teenagers.
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Tiny amounts of plastic have been found deep in human tissues and organs for the first time.
The fragments included a plastic that is used to make drink bottles.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for a vigorous cold front which is sweeping across the state’s west.
It’s set to reach the coast this afternoon with very strong winds.