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Saturday, 18 April 2020

Australia to continue lockdown for another four weeks

[Natural News]: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday that the country would remain under lockdown for at least four more weeks. The announcement dashed speculation that a quick return to normal could be on the way, thanks to the sustained low growth in new COVID-19 cases.

The swift action of its federal government has helped Australia avoid the high numbers of coronavirus cases reported in other countries around the world. The government closed the country’s borders and imposed strict social distancing measures over the past month.

Nonessential businesses like bars and restaurants have closed and public gatherings of more than two people have been banned under the threat of fines and even imprisonment. Thanks to these measures, the daily growth rate of reported new infections has remained in the low percentage single digits, keeping Australia’s caseload to about 6,500 infections and limiting deaths to 63...<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...