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A harrowing statistic has revealed one in ten Covid-infected residents in NSW will end up in hospital, as 20 new venues are revealed as high-risk exposure sites.  NSW recorded 1,485 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths on Sunday as a staggering 1,030 patients battle the deadly virus in hospitals across the state.  The latest NSW Health figures have revealed the hospitalisation rate of people infected with coronavirus is 11 per cent, around one in ten people infected.  It comes as Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned hospitalisations are only going to increase, amid reports case numbers could skyrocket to beyond 2,000 a day.  The figures come as 20 new exposure sites in regional NSW were revealed on Sunday night, including Wyong Hospital Emergency Department waiting room and several supermarkets. A harrowing statistic has revealed one in ten Covid-infected residents in NSW will end up in hospital with the hospitalisation rate hitting 11 per cent (pictured, a worker enters an aged care fa

An overwhelmed paramedic has warned New South Wales hospitals are 'hurtling towards a cliff' and being overwhelmed by patients, as he revealed medics have been asking the government for additional support for weeks.  Brett Simpson is a delegate of the Australian Paramedics Association and works on the front lines treating patients as an intensive care paramedic. The already tough job has been made significantly harder during NSW's relentless Covid outbreak, with hospitals nearing capacity and ambulances forced to treat patients outside - with no more beds left for urgent care.  'With all respect to the premier, we've been begging the government for weeks if not months. It's taking people dying in their homes to spur them into action,' Mr Simpson told The Project on Sunday.  Paramedics are being forced to treat patients outside ERs in car park and in the rain because Covid case loads are causing delays in the system (pictured: RPA hospital on August 1)  As

This bust of George III surrounded by two kneeling African men has been moved offsite after it was subjected to 'frequent complaints' about racist stereotypes Leading historians have slammed a decision by the National Maritime museum to remove a bust of George III flanked by two kneeling African men. The museum says the figurehead, which is understood to have been created to celebrate victory at Waterloo, was the subject of 'frequent criticism' and was 'a hurtful reinforcement of stereotypes'. Authorities at the museum determined it was no longer appropriate in its current location and it has been moved offsite after a review.  One leading historian called the decision 'absolutely absurd' while a Conservative MP has said he will make a formal complaint to the culture secretary.  The bust, which is made of mahogany, was once the figurehead on the Royal George Yacht which was built in Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1815 and had been on display at the mu

A wave of COVID-19 vaccination doses is about to sweep Australia's states and territories, as a 'game-changing' batch of doses arrives from the UK.  The 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine secured by the federal government from Singapore have been given the tick of approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and are being dispatched. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Sonya Bennett said the first instalment of four million Pfizer doses from the UK have arrived in Australia, with the rest due over the remainder of September. She said the initial shipment was supposed to be 290,000 doses, but fortunately that will be 450,000 doses. The vaccines arrived in Sydney on Sunday night.  The vaccines arrived at Sydney Airport on Sunday night after a stop-off in Darwin on the way from the UK 'So the additional supplies are really reassuring,' Dr Bennett said. 'We would just like to encourage all Australians, given the circumstances, to book in and go and get their first do

A New Jersey labor union has apologized for 'poor judgment' after it left a coffin with a picture of a toe-tagged dead body outside of an elementary school last week - causing the furious school superintendent to knock it over and cover it up. Liuna Local 77, which represents construction workers, was protesting the Edison Township school district's decision to hire a contractor that would 'only hire workers of Macedonian and Serbian decent' for a $9 million job, the union said Friday. They left a coffin right next to Lincoln Elementary School's welcome sign with a banner featuring a photo of a dead body's toe-tagged feet and the words, 'Irresponsible contractors are killing our middle class wages.' In video captured by Edison mayoral candidate Keith Hahn, school Superintendent Bernard Bragen walks toward the coffin and topples it onto the grass. Liuna Local 77 left a coffin with a banner of a toe-tagged dead body outside of Lincoln Elementary in Edi

Sajid Javid is set to roll out plans to make a Covid-19 vaccination a requirement for all members of NHS staff. It is believed by ministers that mandatory jabs for all NHS workers would help restrict the spread of the virus within hospitals and could 'save lives'. However, with the plans predicted to be rolled out as early as this week, The Telegraph reports that the move could spark a mass exodus of staff. The publication reports that as many as one in four NHS workers in certain hospitals had not received a dose of the vaccine by April, and a Facebook group, called 'NHS workers for choice, no restrictions for declining a vaccine' has amassed as many as 2,600 members.  A Department of Health spokesman told the publication: 'NHS staff have a duty of care to those most vulnerable to Covid-19 and we are encouraging all frontline staff to come forward for the jab. Sajid Javid is set to roll out plans to make a Covid-19 vaccination a requirement for all members of NHS s

Raver Michael Gove who was filmed throwing shapes on the dancefloor at a Scottish nightclub was spotted reading about his exploits on his flight back home. The senior Tory MP, 54, who was caught dancing in Bohemia in Aberdeen last Sunday, was seen reading about his antics during a BA flight from Aberdeen to Heathrow this week. It comes after footage emerged of the Cabinet Office minister, who grew up in Aberdeen, dancing to techno music with fellow revellers in his suit. The newspaper article, which included an analysis of Mr Gove's dance skills by Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood, appeared to amuse the Tory minister who was heard 'stifling a giggle', according to one witness. Michael Gove was spotted reading about his exploits at a Scottish nightclub during a BA flight from Aberdeen to Heathrow this week The senior Tory minister, 54, was filmed throwing shapes on the dance floor at Bohemia in Aberdeen last Sunday The passenger told The Sun: 'He was dev