Coronavirus Latest News
Australia Covid live news update: Victoria records 1,838 cases, five deaths; NSW faces bumpy road to freedom; Melbourne protest police test positive
Doctors, teachers and business air concerns before NSW restrictions eased; frontline Melbourne police infected at recent protests. Follow all the day’s news live
- NSW and Vic restrictions; Vic hotspots
- Vaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases and data tracker
- 5km and 10km from home map: check your travel radius
- Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing
Here are the Victorian case numbers as a seven-day rolling average. Some concerning trends:
NSW deputy premier Paul Toole is making the media rounds this morning, appearing on Sunrise earlier, this time discussing whether or not health officials approved the state’s new reopening plan.
I had a crisis cabinet the day before and Kerry Chant was in the meeting. We don’t make decisions without the support of NSW Health or Dr Kerry Chant.
I think it’s important we get the balance right between keeping peopling safe but also opening up the economy.
Read the original article at The Guardian