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Some good news from Australia – the state of Victoria, which has been subject to some form of stay-at-home order for more than 100 days, has recorded only one new case of coronavirus on Tuesday. The other key part of today’s news is that the rolling 7-day average for metropolitan Melbourne is down to 6.4, which is very close to the average of five that had been set as one of the measures to lift restrictions further on the regions road towards a “Covid normal”.
Yesterday there was 1 new case & the loss of 0 lives reported. 1 other case, who has a Vic address, is quarantining interstate having returned from OS. In Melb, 14 day average and cases with unknown source are down from yesterday. https://t.co/eTputEZdhs pic.twitter.com/pNuSFOb32z
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Back on the European side of the Atlantic, and the Welsh government has mounted a staunch defence of the need for a nationwide lockdown as it announced “sharp and deep” measures, despite having the lowest rate of Covid-19 cases of the four UK nations.
The first minister, Mark Drakeford, insisted the two-week “firebreak” – under which schools, shops, pubs and hotels will close and citizens will be told to stay at home – was needed to prevent thousands more deaths and the NHS becoming overwhelmed.
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Continue reading…Ireland orders six-week lockdown; Trump says Americans ‘tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’ discuss Covid; Iran sets record daily deaths. Follow latest updatesLive coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in ChinaWales to go into national two-week ‘firebreak’ lockdownUK: Vaccine not available until spring, says chief scientific adviserSymptoms: how to tell if you have a common cold, flu or CovidSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.17am BSTSome good news from Australia – the state of Victoria, which has been subject to some form of stay-at-home order for more than 100 days, has recorded only one new case of coronavirus on Tuesday. The other key part of today’s news is that the rolling 7-day average for metropolitan Melbourne is down to 6.4, which is very close to the average of five that had been set as one of the measures to lift restrictions further on the regions road towards a “Covid normal”. Yesterday there was 1 new case & the loss of 0 lives reported. 1 other case, who has a Vic address, is quarantining interstate having returned from OS. In Melb, 14 day average and cases with unknown source are down from yesterday. https://t.co/eTputEZdhs pic.twitter.com/pNuSFOb32z 1.00am BSTBack on the European side of the Atlantic, and the Welsh government has mounted a staunch defence of the need for a nationwide lockdown as it announced “sharp and deep” measures, despite having the lowest rate of Covid-19 cases of the four UK nations.The first minister, Mark Drakeford, insisted the two-week “firebreak” – under which schools, shops, pubs and hotels will close and citizens will be told to stay at home – was needed to prevent thousands more deaths and the NHS becoming overwhelmed. Related: Wales to go into national two-week ‘firebreak’ Covid lockdown Continue reading…