Australia's Victoria state reported a second consecutive daily fall in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as its first-dose vaccination rate neared the 70% level where some curbs imposed to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant will be eased.
Authorities have promised to double the travel limit for 5 million residents in locked-down Melbourne, the state capital, to 10 km and allow an extra hour of outdoor exercise when the state hits that inoculation target.
Victoria reported 423 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, down from 445 on Tuesday, and two new deaths. Sydney, the epicenter of the Delta outbreak, recorded its lowest case numbers in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, although authorities said it was still unclear if infections had peaked.Sydney and Melbourne have shifted their focus to rapid vaccinations to begin relaxing restrictions, moving away from an earlier COVID-zero strategy.
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