Australia suffers record coronavirus deaths, triggering tighter curbs

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MELBOURNE: Australia reported a record 15 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, all in Victoria state, which was preparing to close much of its economy to control a second wave of infection that threatens to spread across the country. The second-most...

Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd urged Victorians to comply with the state's tight restrictions.

After two months of no community transmission in the state, Queensland now has at least three such cases. Travellers returning from Victoria to New South Wales through Sydney airport will be required to self-quarantine in hotels for 14 days from midnight on Friday, the NSW government said.

 

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