澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚政府斥资17亿澳元订购新冠肺炎疫苗(在线收听

There's a mixed reaction this morning to Victoria's roadmap to ease the state out of coronavirus lockdowns. The premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced plans to extend Melbourne's strict stage four lockdown by two weeks. Medical groups have welcomed the plan, while business has described it as a 'road to nowhere.'

The federal government has signed a one-point-seven billion dollar deal with pharmaceutical companies to secure enough COVID-19 vaccinations for all Australians. Vulnerable people and frontline health care workers will be first in line. If the trials by the University of Oxford and University of Queensland are successful, the majority of the doses will be made locally. The roll out is expected to take most of 2021 and any excess vaccines will be donated or sold to other countries.

A nurse at Ipswich Hospital, west of Brisbane, has tested positive for coronavirus — sending more than 220 of her colleagues into quarantine. The nurse is said to have been in contact with a known case of COVID-19. The hospital remains open, but only for emergency cases.

Police are searching waters off port Lincoln in South Australia for two men who were onboard a boat that left nearby Coffin Bay on Thursday night. It's believed the boat ran into engine trouble late on Friday. Police boats and a search and rescue plane are scouring the area.

今天早上,人们对维多利亚州解除冠状病毒封锁措施的路线图反应不一。维州州长丹尼尔·安德鲁斯宣布计划,将墨尔本第四阶段严格的封锁措施延长两周。医疗组织对这一计划表示欢迎,但商业界称之为“无果之路”。

澳大利亚联邦政府与制药公司签署了一份价值17亿澳元的协议,旨在为所有澳大利亚人提供足够的新冠肺炎疫苗。弱势人群和一线卫生工作者将优先接种。如果牛津大学和昆士兰大学的试验成功,那大部分疫苗将在本土生产。预计2021年的大部分时间都将用来推广,剩余疫苗将捐赠或出售给其他国家。

布里斯班以西的伊普卫斯医院的一名护士检测出冠状病毒阳性,导致其220多名同事被隔离。据说该护士曾接触过一名新冠肺炎确诊患者。这家医院仍然开放,但只接受急诊病人。

警方正在南澳大利亚州林肯港附近水域搜寻两名男子,二人于周四晚上坐船离开科芬湾附近。据悉,这艘船在周五深夜遭遇引擎故障。多艘警船和一架搜救飞机正在该区域搜寻。

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