SYDNEY: Australia recorded its worst day in the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday (Jul 30) as the country's second-most populous state reported ...
FILE PHOTO: Walkers wear protective face masks at St Kilda pier in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease , July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra SandersSYDNEY: Australia recorded its worst day in the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as the country's second-most populous state reported more than 700 new infections and 13 deaths.
The previous national record of new cases was 518, but a second wave in Victoria centred on aged care facilities has forced authorities to lock down state capital Melbourne and other states to close their borders."I'm obviously concerned to see these numbers increase. It is not unexpected in some ways when you have got so many cases in private sector aged care," Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.
Social distancing restrictions would be extended, with residents in the state's south no longer allowed to have visitors to their homes from late Thursday.
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