AUSTRALIANS frustrated by seeming inconsistencies in COVID-19 restrictions can take solace in the antics in some overseas jurisdictions which prove that things locally aren't that bad after all.
Lawmakers in Missouri in the USA have been forced to shut down their seat of Government due to a COVID-19 outbreak - despite just last week voting down a measure which would have required the use of masks and social distancing.
A joint statement by the state's leadership cites a "rising number of cases" in the Missouri House of Representatives, and said authorities hope to reopen the building in a week's time.
And in China there was a flurry of concern over the weekend when COVID-19 was detected in several samples of ice cream.
Frozen confectionery lovers across the globe were gripped with fear, but authorities in Tianjin have downplayed fears that icy treats across the globe may be impacted.
Initial epidemiological investigations looked into the source of the raw materials, including whey powder from Ukraine and New Zealand milk, but concluded the coronavirus contamination is most likely due to contact with an infected worker at the factory.
All of the 1,662 staff at the facility have undertaken PCR tests and been placed into isolation, while extensive tracing of the impacted batches has also been undertaken.
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