Australia virus epicentre state says new cases drop to three-month low

The Australian state at the centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak on Sunday reported a sharp daily decline in new cases, raising the chances that it will be released from a hard lockdown in the capital city within weeks.

SYDNEY - The Australian state at the centre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak on Sunday reported a sharp daily decline in new cases, raising the chances that it will be released from a hard lockdown in the capital city within weeks.

The state capital, Melbourne, has been under one of the toughest lockdowns, including a nightly curfew, but the state government has said it will let construction sites, manufacturing plants, warehouses and childcare facilities reopen on Sept. 28 if increases in average daily cases stay below 50.

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