Tag Archives: lockdowns

Contrast between Vic, NSW lockdowns grows

Lockdown restrictions in NSW have been tightened again, for the third time in as many weeks, as Victorian government boasts its “go hard and go early” strategy has been vindicated. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant were repeatedly questioned on Saturday about their handling of the lockdown, dodging suggestions they should… Read More »

Mother, 31, dies of cancer after chemotherapy was paused due to lockdowns

A 31-year-old mother died from bowel cancer after her chemotherapy was paused in March due to coronavirus restrictions. Kelly Smith’s doctors from England’s National Health Service told her in March, around the time the country shut down, that her treatment would be paused as part of a scramble to open up hospital beds, according to… Read More »