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MELBOURNE, Sept 23 ― Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing more curbs from September 26 than previously flagged, the state's premier said today, as the two-week average of new infections in the city of Melbourne fell below 30. Melbourne, Australia's second most...

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MELBOURNE, Sept 23 ― Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing more curbs from September 26 than previously flagged, the state's premier said today, as the two-week average of new infections in the city of Melbourne fell below 30. “We are winning this battle and we will prevail. It's just a matter of us staying the course -- not letting our frustration get the better of us,” state premier Daniel Andrews told reporters.

“We don't want to do something that might seem quite small but could present a significant challenge to us in a couple of weeks' time,” he said.

 

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