Coronavirus Australia

• Australia locks down 2nd most populous state over ‘highly infectious’ COVID-19 outbreak

  The new cluster of infections in Melbourne detected early this week swelled to 26 on Thursday after 12 more cases overnight, while the number of virus-exposed sites rose above 150.

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  May 27, 2021
  
• Australia reinstates COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney after new ‘mysterious’ case

  The swift action was taken a day after a 50-year-old man became the first reported local transmission case in New South Wales state in more than a month.

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  May 6, 2021
  
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• Sydney awaiting news on whether New Years parties will be allowed

  Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak continued on Sunday with more than a quarter-million people in lockdown.

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  Dec 27, 2020
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• Countries zero in on coronavirus hot spots as cases rise again globally

  The concept of containing hot spots isn't new, but it's being tested under new pressures as authorities try to avoid a resurgence, this time with weakened economies.

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  Oct 19, 2020
• Australia allows flights from New Zealand without quarantine as coronavirus cases fall

  Australian officials said they hoped New Zealand would loosen restrictions on people arriving from Australia shortly.

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  Oct 15, 2020
• Australia to allow more citizens abroad to return as coronavirus cases ease again

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were an estimated 24,000 stranded Australians wanting to return home, which the government has pledged to facilitate before Christmas.

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  Sep 18, 2020
• Coronavirus: Australia enters recession, posts worst economic crash since 1930s

  The country joins the United States, Japan, UK and Germany in technical recession, defined as two straight quarters of decline, in Australia's first such downturn since 1991.

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  Sep 2, 2020
• Australia sees lowest rise in coronavirus cases in over 3 weeks

  The rate of new COVID-19 infections in an Australian hot spot slowed on Thursday, officials reported, raising hopes a second wave of the coronavirus is being brought under control.

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  Aug 12, 2020
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• Australia reports deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic as cases escalate

  Victoria reported 21 deaths - two more than the previous deadliest days earlier this week - and 410 new cases in the past 24 hours, ending a run of three consecutive days with new infections below 400.

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  Aug 11, 2020
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• Empty streets in Australia’s Melbourne as pandemic restrictions reimposed

  The closing down of Australia's second-largest city also coincided with frenetic preparation.

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  Aug 5, 2020