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Third wave of COVID-19 could peak higher than second wave, Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says
Queensland's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has not ruled out the re-introduction of mask mandates in light of an increase in COVID-19 cases as the third wave makes its way through the state.
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Ms D'Ath said Queensland Health would follow any future advice from the Chief Health Officer
Queensland recorded 3,971 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with no deaths
Ms D'Ath said the third wave of COVID likely has not peaked
Ms D'Ath said there was no recommendation at the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) to re-introduce mandatory masks, but Queensland Health would follow any future advice from the Chief Health Officer (CHO).
"We do remind people as we go through this third wave that they can make those decisions for themselves," Ms D'Ath said.
"I know just about everyone carries a mask with them, whether it's in your car or your handbag.
"So if people feel like they're in a situation where they can't socially distance and they are particularly vulnerable then, you know, by all means, wear a mask."
Queensland recorded 3,971 new COVID-19 cases and 32,061 active cases in the past 24 hours, with no deaths.
There were 630 people in hospital, with 18 in intensive care.
Ms D'Ath said it was important that people remember COVID-19 was still having an impact on communities.
"We're hearing that this wave that we're in, a third wave, could end up peaking higher than we saw the second wave and we are not at that peak yet," she said.
"Our health workers would prefer to not have to be caring for people who are seriously unwell from COVID who are in ICU and sadly, who are passing away every week.
"We've got over 1,500 staff furloughed again and we ask for everyone's patience as our hospitals and our health staff do their best to look after everyone in these very trying times.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-03/qld-covid-third-wave-masks-health-minister/101204310
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Justice Barrett topped Supreme Court authors last year in book royalties, with $425,000
The first installment of Barrett's reportedly $2 million book deal is the largest advance any justice has been paid.
The justices who sit on the nation's highest court received a total $800,000 in book royalties last year, according to newly- released financial reports.
The most significant payment, in the amount of $425,000, went to Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for her forthcoming book, according to the reports released Thursday. The payment is likely the first of several on a book deal she signed for a reported $2 million.
Previously, the largest book advances went to Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor, who each were paid over $1 million for their books chronicling their rise from humble beginnings to the Supreme Court.
In total, Sotomayor has made about $3 million from various book deals, according to the Associated Press.
The eight justices have an annual salary of $274,000, and Chief Justice Roberts gets $286,700.
Previous reports indicate that Barrett's book may focus on the ways in which judges should not let personal feelings shape their decisions on the bench. Her contract is with Sentinel imprint, the conservative branch of Penguin Random House publishing.
Justice Neil Gorsuch received a quarter-of-a-million dollars in royalties from HarperCollins last year, for a yet-to-be-publish book. He previously made $650,000 for his 2019 book, "A Republic, If You Can Keep It." He also reported a $700 pair of cowboy boots as a gift he had been given by the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society.
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/justice-barrett-tops-supreme-court-author-salaries-425000-payment
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