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With 19 deaths in 24-hours Australia recorded its deadliest day on Monday since the coronavirus pandemic began, amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne.
Nineteen deaths were reported in Victoria – of which Melbourne is the capital – on Monday. Victoria has now seen about two-thirds of Australia’s total 314 deaths and approximately 21,400 infections.
But the rate of daily infections – though still in the hundreds – has dropped in recent days, prompting hope that a strict lockdown is working. Melbourne’s second lockdown began over a month ago, but residents have been subject to a night-time curfew and stricter requirements since 3 August.
Workers must carry a permit to leave home, and all non-essential businesses have been shut. Mask-wearing in public is also compulsory. Victoria reported 322 new cases on Monday, down from a high of 725 recorded five days ago. Other states reported few or no cases.
More than 100 deaths have been recorded in Victoria in just the past week as hospital admission rates also rise. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said it was too early to tell if the state was at a turning point, but “we’re certainly seeing some greater stability” following the stricter measures.
“It’s always better to be lower than the previous day, but it is only one day’s data,” he said. Most deaths have been linked to outbreaks in nearly 100 aged care homes in the state.
Earlier, After a recent spike on COVID-19 cases in Melbourne border between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s two most populous states, is closes.
Outbreak in Victoria’s capital has seen hundreds of cases in the past two weeks of which more than 95% were of new Australian infections. Until now, the two states had maintained open borders even when others had shut them. The closure, which will come in to effect Wednesday onwards, will restrict travel to permit holders.
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