SYDNEY, Oct 16 — Australians living under lockdown in the southeast of the country are eyeing a return of freedoms this weekend as coronavirus numbers reached a four-month low today. The state of Victoria recorded just two new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, signalling a major...
A healthcare worker tests a patient for Covid-19 at a testing facility in Kilmore outside of Melbourne, Australia October 6, 2020. — AAP Image via Reuters
“We are well-placed to take significant steps on Sunday,” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews told media in Melbourne.But the next move out of lockdown would still be relatively conservative, he said, highlighting the need to keep social distancing measures in place to avoid another outbreak. “It's time to ensure that we can now move forward and give Victorians and Melburnians the opportunity to build back, to recover what has been so terribly lost,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
In another sliver of good news, Morrison welcomed the arrival in Sydney Friday of the first flights of a one-way travel bubble with New Zealand, which has been even more successful in stemming the virus spread. But Morrison said it would still be"many, many months" before broader international travel was allowed as Australia strives to protect its success in curbing the coronavirus epidemic that continues to flare in many countries.
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