By Hope NewsroomFriday 16 Jul 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
The COVID outbreak in Greater Sydney is expected to pass a total of 1000 cases today.
The virus has infected several people within the health system.
A specialist who worked at Liverpool and Campbelltown hospitals has tested positive.
Three paramedics and a cleaner at an aged care home have also contracted the virus.
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Cleaners at Westmead Hospital are refusing to clean the COVID ward, claiming they’ve been denied access to appropriate protective equipment.
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Close to half of Australia’s population is now in lockdown, as Victoria enters a fifth shutdown.
Victoria has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19, with four of those reported yesterday.
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Streamlined support payments for COVID lockdowns will be among the issues to dominate today’s National Cabinet meeting.
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The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out the theory that COVID-19 might have escaped from a lab in China.
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At least 70 people have died in Germany and Belgium after record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks.
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People in South Africa are praying for calm as the death toll from looting and rioting rises to 117.
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Chinese investment in Australia has sunk to its lowest level since 2007.
Data published in the Australian shows total investment in 2020 was down 27 per cent on the year before.
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Australian researchers are developing a drug made of spider venom that could help heart attack victims.
They’ve found a molecule in funnel-web spider venom may be able to prevent damage caused by heart attacks and extend the life of donor hearts.