Coronavirus pandemic: Australia is considering returning to restrictions. Record increase in infection

The Australian state authorities of Victoria have announced that they are considering re-introducing the obligation of social distance. In recent days, there has been the largest daily increase in coronavirus infections for over two months.

While many states and territories have not yet reported their latest data, the Victoria authorities have reported that they have detected 75 new cases in the last 24 hours – this is the largest daily increase in this state and throughout Australia since April 11.

A growing number of infections has aroused fear of the second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic. In recent weeks there have been less than 20 new cases per day in this country.

As more infections arrive the Victoria authorities have begun mass testing and announced that it may be necessary to re-introduce social distancing.

“Changing the law is something we need to consider because we have to do everything necessary to change (the worsening situation),” said Melbourne health reporter Brett Sutton to reporters in Melbourne answering questions about local quarantine enforcement.

From the outbreak of the epidemic in Australia there were 7,764 coronavirus infections and 104 deaths on Covid-19 – according to the latest list of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the USA. According to this prestigious university, pandemics have consumed over 500,000 worldwide so far. lives and 10 million people have been infected. A quarter of deaths occur in the US – over 125,000. and a quarter of infections – over 2.5 million.

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