MELBOURNE, July 26 — Australia has suffered its deadliest day from the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with authorities reporting ten fatalities today and a rise in new infections despite an intensive lockdown effort. The country’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 155 and the southeastern...
Commuters walk past Melbourne's Flinders Street Station on July 23, 2020 on the first day of the mandatory wearing of face masks in public areas. — AFP pic
The country’s Covid-19 death toll rose to 155 and the southeastern state of Victoria reported more than 450 new infections in the last 24 hours. It is the worst loss of life from the virus in Australia since the disease first emerged, according to a tally compiled by AFP.
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