Singapore has revealed its new approach to living with the Corona Virus. Last week senior minister from the city state announced that in the future Covid would be treated like other endemic diseases such as flu.

Previous goals of zero transmissions, quarantine for travellers and isolation of close contacts would be out, and replaced by breathalyser tests done before going to work or the shops. 

Recycling industry says it’s ‘not ready’ for ban on exporting plastic waste. 

An export ban on sending mixed plastics overseas for recycling comes into effect today, but it could see recyclable items sent to landfill. 

While the Delta variant of COVID-19 might not be deadlier than other strains, the Australian medical Association President Dr Omar Khorshid says, it appears to be more transmissible in children. The Delta variant is said to be 50, 60, 70% more transmissible than the alpha variant

He states “It is certainly affecting younger people more, that's what we saw in India and we’re seeing in the UK as well.

Toilet paper has been stripped from shelves at grocery stores, while cafes and restaurants have shifted back to takeaway options as the snap three-day lockdown in Queensland begins.

Amid panic buying at some supermarkets, Coles has implemented temporary restrictions, limiting customers to two bags of toilet paper and two boxes of masks per purchase. 

Queensland are pushing to dramatically slash the number of international arrivals allowed into the country in the wake of quickly growing outbreaks linked to hotel quarantine.

It comes after the spread of the Delta variant of the virus is much faster than previous strains seen in Australia, leading to heightened concerns in a nation with minimal vaccine coverage.

Several stores at Chermside shopping centre in the city’s north have been listed as new COVID-19 exposure sites as Queensland wakes to its first day of lockdown.