Victoria Covid cases drop below 50 for first time since June as NSW records four – as it happened
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Victoria Extends Lockdown Amid Declining Covid CasesCases in Victoria drop below 50 for the first time since June; lockdown extended until late October to maintain virus suppression.
Key FactsSep 7, 2020 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Victoria reported 41 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths, mostly linked to aged care facilities, continuing strict lockdown measures.
- Premier Daniel Andrews highlighted Victoria’s unique transmission situation and defended the prolonged restrictions against economic and political criticism.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison praised NSW’s contact tracing while criticizing Victoria’s cautious reopening plan and its impact on the national economy.
- Australia secured a $1.7 billion deal for two vaccine candidates from Oxford and Queensland, aiming for availability by January 2021.
The announcement that Victorians would continue to live under curfew and be under these restrictions for many months, if not just weeks in the most harsh of those restrictions, of course is crushing news.— Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, commented on the impact of the lockdown in Victoria.
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