As Australia slowly relaxes lockdown, Victoria battles COVID-19 clusters

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Struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus while the rest of Australia has begun relaxing a two-month lockdown, Victoria state on Saturday ...

FILE PHOTO: Customers sit at a restaurant on the first day of eased New South Wales coronavirus disease restrictions, allowing up to 10 patrons to sit at a time inside establishments previously only open for take-away, in Sydney, Australia, May 15, 2020.

FILE PHOTO: Motorists fill out paperwork for police as they cross back into South Australia from Victoria during the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Bordertown, Australia, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy The northeast state of Queensland, where just one case was reported on Saturday, also eased its restrictions over the weekend, allowing restaurants, cafes and beauty salons to reopen, and groups of 10 people to meet for recreational purposes in parks, at playgrounds or for barbecues.

"It's important that everyone understands this pandemic is not over," Mikakos said during a televised briefing."It is important people take every possible precaution."

 

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