Australia has suffered its worst day of Covid-19 infections with Victoria state recording 723 new cases, dashing hopes that a lockdown in the city of Melbourne was bringing the outbreak under control.
“Age-care cases, including staff, account for just around 10% of the total cases announced today,” said Prime Minister Scott Morrison. He added that further measures have been taken at age-care homes.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters that 13 more people had died, bringing the state’s death toll to 105. Infections had gradually decreased earlier this week, with the state recording 295 new cases on Wednesday, raising hopes the six-week lockdown of the city of 5 million people was working.
“Most of today’s cases are in metro areas,” Andrews said in a statement. “But we have seen a significant jump in regional communities. It’s vital we stop this virus further seeping into regional Victoria.”
He said mask-wearing would be mandatory across the state, extending the order from just Melbourne. Residents in several regional centers, including Geelong, would not be allowed to have visitors in their homes from midnight.
There are mounting concerns that the stay-at-home order in Melbourne, begun three weeks ago, will need to be extended, inflicting further damage on the economy. Health authorities are also concerned the virus is spreading to other states and territories, most of which have gone weeks without recording community transmissions.
The Australian dollar fell 0.2% to 71.72 U.S. cents as investors sold the currency on the spike in cases.
New South Wales state on Thursday reported 18 new cases in the past 24 hours.
Queensland, which has closed its border to Victoria and the Greater Sydney area, is ramping up testing after two women who visited Melbourne didn’t self-isolate on their return and instead went to schools, restaurants and shopping centers for eight days unchecked before returning a positive result.
The resurgence in Victoria is taking a heavy toll on residents of age-care homes and is placing the health-care system under stress. The state said Tuesday it will suspend all but the most urgent elective surgeries in Melbourne as it seeks to free up hospital beds and nurses to fight a spike of cases in such facilities.
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Average Jose
Don be lasy or scare. Go back to working !
big guy
Hey pendejo…. why did you change the Mexican picture to a soldier….?
Conan
The damn Virus is not going away!!! It has less than .029 death rate… So sick of MSM just fanning the flames, until there is a vaccine get used to this life.
jon sixxx
The virus that keeps on giving
Furk4nbyln
What lockdown arent the y 11-12 are humans if thry are outside we are not in lockdown
Cyrus Magnus
723 new cases? hahahahaha, get on our level. Those are rookie numbers.
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Conan
san juanita cruz .029 death rate is earth shattering. Better odds dieing in a car wreck.
san juanita cruz
You’re an idiot. People are dying , not the time. It’s trumps fault.
Sychrari
Australia’s population is smaller than Cali dumbass
mahrukh khaliq
This pic and news is so devastating for every father who sees this. I have forgotten my pain and overwhelmed by this tragedy.
Mikey Silva
bro, my state alone has almost 2,000 deaths
Cloudie 831
@san juanita cruz
Omg. Are you in NY or FL? My state of California has almost 9,000 and I thought that was a lot 😲
san juanita cruz
Cloudie 831
Mine has 82,000 deaths. It’s crazy and scary at the same time. Our governor , every day gives information on what’s happening in our state. The cases are still getting higher every day. He closed again, and has mandated face coverings. We are listening to the Doctors and scientists, NOT to trump, he’s an idiot.
Cloudie 831
😔
Timothy G
Give everyone hydroxicloriquine the Cure and get back to work!!
Average Jose
Don be lasy or scare. Go back to working !
DR BROWN
200 mg twice a week is plenty, and zinc daily… you’ll be fine…
san juanita cruz
Wop wop
He’s both.
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The problem is that I can’t tell if you’re sarcastic or a dumb Trump supporter
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