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Look after each other, and stay safe | | AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 LOCALLY OWNED & INDEPENDENT FREE!
WESTERN NSW COVID CASES RISE
Truckie strike could impact supermarket shelves
By JOHN RYAN OF the 919 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm on Tuesday, August 24, 49 were from the Western NSW Local Health District, seven from the Far West LHD, and 12 cases were yet to be assigned to a Local Health District as at time of Dubbo Photo News going to print yesterday. Western NSW Health said people in the affected areas throughout Western NSW need to be extremely vigilant and get tested at the first sign of symptoms. The new cases for the 24-hour period to Tuesday night were: z Dubbo – 35 cases z Bourke – 7 cases z Orange – 5 cases z Narromine – 1 case z Walgett – 1 case Of the 919 locally acquired cases, 178 were linked to a known case or cluster – 153 were household contacts and 25 were close contacts – and the source of infection for 741 cases is under investigation. One hundred and six cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 18 were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Thirty-seven cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 758 cases remains under investigation.
COMMENT By JOHN RYAN
LOCKDOWN THAT GOOD BOOK!
ESCAPING into a good book has never been more valuable as we all search for ways to maintain our wellbeing throughout arguably one of the most challenging times society as we know it has yet
DAD
faced. Dubbo Photo News asked some of our community’s leaders to share their thoughts on their favourite books.
DUBBO is the current epicentre of regional NSW’s Covid-19 outbreak and the crisis is impacting on our city in so many ways. And there could be a perfect storm approaching, with 7000 truck drivers at logistics company Toll Group set to strike tomorrow (Friday, August 27), a move which could disrupt the supply chains which keep food and other essential items on Dubbo’s supermarket shelves. Already many shelves at Dubbo Empty shelves supermarkets have at Woolworths Orana Mall yes- been stripped bare as locals stock up terday morning with ‘major shops’ because of fears they could catch Covid-19 if they make too many regular trips to get their groceries, with supermarkets one of the main hotspots when it comes to catching Covid-19.
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