Violent Riots Reported Outside Local Hospital
Riots broke out outside a hospital in the Northern Territory after police refused to hand over a suspect to a gathered group. Health authorities have declared an outbreak of diphtheria in Australia's Northern Territory. This marks the first such outbreak in the region since the 1990s. The announcement was made by ABC NewsRadio AU. Cases of a potentially deadly strain have more than quadrupled within the last month. Chief Health Officer Paul Burgess described diphtheria as an uncommon bacterial infection. The outbreak is being monitored by local health officials. Public health officials are implementing a response involving case detection and contact tracing. The infection spreads via coughing and sneezing, especially in overcrowded housing. Northern Territory Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to protect a local hospital after a crowd attacked the facility with projectiles and fire.
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“The riot broke out when police refused to hand him over to a group of people who'd gathered. Investigations are now underway into the violence and officials are calling for calm.”
“her body was discovered yesterday afternoon, Thursday afternoon in Australia. And what more do we know about this man who's been arrested?”
“literally hundreds and hundreds... of people came together to search for this young girl before the tragic result was found. And so this is a community that are hurting.”
“health authorities declare an outbreak of diphtheria in the northern territory for the first time since the 1990s.”
“cases of a potentially deadly strain of diphtheria have more than quadrupled in the last month. Health authorities have declared an outbreak of the disease for the first time since the 1990s.”
“an outbreak of the disease for the first time since the 1990s. Paul Burgess is the Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer and he explains what diphtheria is”
“Health authorities have declared an outbreak of the disease for the first time since the 1990s. Paul Burgess is the Northern Territories' Chief Health Officer.”
“we have a public health response where we detect in cases and we do contact.”
“After a crowd attacked the local hospital with projectiles and fire, Northern Territory Police were forced to use tear gas and rubber bullets to protect the facility”
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