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COVID-19

ADF Australian News 

2 + 2 for Defence COVID-19 caseload

24/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2220 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added two new cases of COVID-19 and two to the number of ‘recovered’ personnel on its lists over the past three days.

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ADF Australian News 

Five new COVID-19 cases in Defence today

18/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1716 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today – the biggest single daily increase since June 30.

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ADF Australian News 

What’s Defence trying to hide in its COVID-19 updates?

16/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1607 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Today’s ADF ‘Latest Updates’ page says 112 have ‘recovered’ from COVID-19 – yet the same page says it was last updated at 3pm yesterday.

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ADF Australian News 

120 cases of COVID-19

15/12/202016/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1565 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another case of COVID-19 today, bringing to 64 the number of cases acquired ‘overseas’ from an overall total of 120.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds another COVID-19 case ‘overseas’

14/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1648 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another COVID-19 case to their ‘overseas’ tally today – making a total of 63 ‘overseas’ from a grand total of 119.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds first domestic COVID-19 cases in more than a month

10/12/202010/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1769 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

In a significant development, Defence today added two cases of COVID-19 in New South Wales – plus one more ‘overseas’.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence COVID-19 number up again

09/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1598 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Defence has risen to 114 with one more case contracted ‘overseas’.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence’s COVID-19 –– 113 not out

06/12/202006/12/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1635 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence has posted a new confirmed case of COVID-19 either today or yesterday (we weren’t paying attention).

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds one more COVID-19 case ‘overseas’

26/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2146 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another confirmed case of COVID-19 to its total today – listed simply as occurring ‘overseas’.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds three COVID-19 cases

20/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1743 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added a further three confirmed cases of COVID-19 to its tally this afternoon, bringing the total now to 111.

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ADF Australian News 

ADF adds 7 new cases of COVID-19 in a weekend

16/11/202016/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1767 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

After adding two new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, Defence added two plus three* more today, Monday 16 November.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence COVID-19 cases climb further

16/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1563 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

After adding a new case of COVID-19 to it tally on Saturday, Defence added another on Sunday, bringing their total to 103 overall.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence cops another COVID-19 case overseas

15/11/202015/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1802 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added one new case of COVID-19 to its tally this morning, bringing the total to 102 – the new case was contracted ‘overseas’.

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ADF Australian News Operations 

Defence COVID-19 cases overseas climbing

12/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2399 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence today added another confirmed case of COVID-19 to its total, which now stands at 101. The new case was

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ADF Australian News 

Defence’s COVID-19 cases hit 100 – or do they?

11/11/202011/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1888 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence has added one more to it list of confirmed COVID-19 cases ‘overseas’, bringing the total overall of 100, with 95 ‘recovered’.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds 99th case to COVID-19 list

09/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1503 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another case of COVID-19 to its growing list of confirmed cases, bringing the ‘overseas’ total to 45 and the grand total to 99.

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Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short, right, shakes hands with new Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Clark, with outgoing Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Tony Davies centre, at the change of command ceremony in Auckland today. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

NZDF records first COVID-19 cases

08/11/202008/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2513 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel – one civilian and one military – have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Security leaders from 24 nations and territories and five regional bodies attended the Joint Heads of Pacific Security event 2020 – a pandemic-forced virtual meeting to discuss security affects of COVID-19. Photo by Jay Cronan.
ADF Australian Australian Border Force News Pacific Police 

Pacific security forum to discuss COVID-19

07/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2403 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Delegates from Pacific-island nations’ security agencies connected from across the region for a Joint Heads of Pacific Security event.

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ADF Australian News Operations 

Defence adds 98th COVID-19 case

07/11/202007/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1564 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another confirmed case of COVID-19 to its tally, the latest again ‘overseas’, where 44 of the total 98 cases were contracted.

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ADF Australian News 

Defence adds 97th COVID-19 case

05/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1707 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence added another confirmed case of COVID-19 today – the latest case was again ‘overseas’ – bringing its total to 97.

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