Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria will take longer than the current six-week lockdown period to stem the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said on Monday, as the country battles to contain a second wave of the virus.
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk along a street in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease , July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
Australia, one of the least-hit countries by the pandemic with just over 14,400 cases and 155 deaths, imposed strict lockdown measures in the early stages of the outbreak to contain the spread of the virus, gradually easing them in May. Victoria on Sunday suffered its deadliest day since the pandemic began after reporting 10 deaths, mostly at aged-care facilities, as well as 459 new cases, its second-highest daily increase.
“Whilst we know the curve will flatten and will bend down the other side, it is going to take longer,” Coatsworth told the Australian Broadcasting Corp television.
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