The country has now recorded almost 13,000 cases of Covid-19 and 128 fatalities. FMTNews Covid19 Australia
A police officer directs traffic at a roadblock as Melbourne braces for a lockdown earlier this month.
Australia’s new coronavirus infections previously peaked on March 28 when 459 cases were reported, according to data compiled by AFP, before the country appeared to bring the virus under control and began easing harsh restrictions.Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews announced 484 new cases and two more deaths in the state Wednesday, bringing the state’s total active cases to just over 3,400.
But Andrews said “further behaviour change” would still be required, after analysis showed almost nine in 10 people diagnosed with coronavirus over the two weeks to Tuesday did not self-isolate between feeling sick and seeking a Covid-19 test. There are growing fears about the virus spreading through vulnerable populations after outbreaks at several nursing homes while inmates at six prisons have been confined to their cells after a guard tested positive.‘Most critical’
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian described the coming weeks as “the most critical” since the height of the last lockdown, when the state held the mantle of Australia’s hardest-hit region. “We remain on high alert and we have some level of anxiety as to the extent of community transmission.”
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