MELBOURNE Australia's second most populous state Victoria yesterday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19, as it battles a spike in infections with a pick-up in community transmission. The move came a day after the state announced it would reimpose...
MELBOURNE Australia's second most populous state Victoria yesterday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19, as it battles a spike in infections with a pick-up in community transmission.
The move came a day after the state announced it would reimpose restrictions capping visitors to households to five people and outdoor gatherings to 10, starting today.Victoria reported 19 new infections yesterday, the fifth day of double-digit numbers. The state has now had 1,836 total confirmed cases, or a quarter of the cases in Australia, since the Covid-19 pandemic erupted.
Yesterday's tally in Victoria included an Australia Rules football player, the first person in the league to test positive. The team and coaching staff have been told to isolate. The surge in Victoria has alarmed other states, which have had only a few, if any, new cases for several weeks. Western Australia, which shut its borders in April, said it would weigh Victoria's situation in determining when to reopen its borders.
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