Canberra, Australia | XINHUA | Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the easing of strict coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria. Victoria, the hardest-hit state in the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, reported zero new confirmed cases on Tuesday, marking the first time the state has had no …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Australia’s prime minister has announced a coronavirus paid pandemic leave scheme. Under the scheme announced by Scott Morrison on Monday, Victorian workers who need to isolate after testing positive to the virus but do not have access to paid sick leave will receive a 1,500 …
Read More »Aussie state of Victoria records biggest daily increase of COVID-19 cases
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Australian State of Victoria on Thursday recorded its biggest daily increase of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began, with 317 confirmed cases. Victoria is the centre of a renewed outbreak of COVID-19 in Australia, with close to 2,800 new infections for the state in July …
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