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First Up for Monday 3 August 2020

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 31 July 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 4 August 2020
  • Melbourne resident, Adele Freeman explains new restrictions

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    Shoppers wait in a long queue outside a Costco outlet in Melbourne on August 2, 2020 as people queue for provision with the Victorian state government expected to annouce harsh new restrictions due to the city battling fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

    5:53 AM.Victoria's declared a State of Disaster and introduced sweeping new restrictions across Melbourne under stage four. 671 new coronavirus cases have been detected since Saturday and 7 people have died… Read more Audio

  • Parents desperate to get their toddler back from India

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    5:47 AM.Two Kiwi parents are desperate to get their toddler back home from India during Covid-19 border closures. Veena and Bharat Chaudhary's 17-month-old son, Miraan, has been stuck in India for seven… Read more Audio

  • Two diplomats have elected to self-isolate in NZ

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    Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, which is being used as a managed isolation facility, in Auckland CBD.

    5:44 AM.A foreign diplomat is self-isolating at a consular address in Auckland, because they opted not to enter managed isolation. Sixty people on diplomatic visas have arrived in New Zealand since the… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and veg report with Glen Forsyth

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    5:22 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn Forsyth joined Indira Stewart for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio

  • Queenstown locals encouraged to get free covid-19 tests

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    Generic stills of Queenstown and surrounding area

    5:10 AM.Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says people are rattled after a skiier who was recently in the town tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea, and a community testing blitz is a responsible… Read more Audio

  • New restrictions after Victoria's declared a state of disaster

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    A medical worker speaks to people queueing for coronavirus testing at The Royal Melbourne Hospital on 16 July.

    5:06 AM.To Australia now where Victoria's declared a state of disaster and introduced sweeping new restrictions across Melbourne under stage four. 671 new coronavirus cases have been detected since Saturday… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 31 July 2020
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 4 August 2020
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