Some Australian claims to help ease curbs on dance after weeks of no COVID-19 cases

Two Australian says will loosen constraints on dance at indoor venues and ease other curbs from Fri (Feb 26) after weeks of no COVID-19 cases.

In New South Wales (NSW), 30 persons will be permitted to dance at weddings and as many as 30 people should be able to sing indoors mutually, up from five currently. Households will also be permitted to host 50 friends, up from 30.

The move employs the state, which makes up about a third of Australia's population of 25 million, logged no locally acquired infections for a 38th straight day time on Wednesday and as the country entered its third day of a nationwide vaccination programme.

"With the rollout of the vaccine now underway and no fresh locally acquired circumstances in NSW, we're able to make even more changes towards a fresh COVID normal," status Premier Gladys Berejiklian informed reporters.

Restrictions are also appearing eased found in South Australia from Fri. Dancing will be nowadays allowed at more compact venues with ability of significantly less than 200 people, while at greater venues, 50 can dance at the same time at a specified area. The state will also drop screening requirements for tourists from Melbourne, which possessed previously been a COVID-19 hotspot.

Although there have been cases among returning citizens from abroad, Australia has generally contained community transmission of the virus with speedy contact tracing, mandatory mask-wearing on public transport and snap lockdowns.

It has recorded slightly below 29,000 COVID-19 situations and 909 deaths because the pandemic began.

The nationwide immunisation drive has seen some incorrect dosages after two elderly persons were inadvertently given four times the recommended dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

"Both patients are appearing monitored and both are showing no signs at most of an adverse response but it is a reminder of the value of the safeguards," Wellness Minister Greg Hunt told reporters in Canberra.