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11.23pm BST
Back to regional Victoria and Professor Eugene Athan says there is cautious optimism the number of infections is doing what it is supposed to be doing – and go down.
Regional Victoria is in stage 3 lockdown.
The broader picture suggests that we’ve followed the metropolitan pattern with a gradual decrease, with the increased restrictions.
We’ve seen a reduction in numbers. Just in the last week or so, about a third of the number of new cases that we had been seeing over the last fortnight.
11.21pm BST
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, health minister Brad Hazzard and CMO Dr Kerry Chant are all up at 11am – they’ll be responding to the Ruby Princess report.
Oh, police commissioner Mick Fuller is there too.
Continue reading…Jacinda Ardern delays national election until 17 October as Sydney Girls High School closes for cleaning after a student diagnosed with Covid-19. Follow liveFollow our global live blogAustralian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map; NSW hotspots listState by state Covid restrictions; Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rulesSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 11.23pm BSTBack to regional Victoria and Professor Eugene Athan says there is cautious optimism the number of infections is doing what it is supposed to be doing – and go down.Regional Victoria is in stage 3 lockdown.The broader picture suggests that we’ve followed the metropolitan pattern with a gradual decrease, with the increased restrictions. We’ve seen a reduction in numbers. Just in the last week or so, about a third of the number of new cases that we had been seeing over the last fortnight. 11.21pm BSTNSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, health minister Brad Hazzard and CMO Dr Kerry Chant are all up at 11am – they’ll be responding to the Ruby Princess report.Oh, police commissioner Mick Fuller is there too. Continue reading…