Australia’s hot spot state of Victoria state today extended its state of emergency for another six months as its weekly average of new Covid-19 infections dipped to 95.
The Victorian Parliament’s upper chamber passed legislation by a 20-19 vote to extend the state of emergency, which enhances the Government’s powers to impose pandemic restrictions.
The Government had wanted a 12-month extension.
The state health department reported 90 new infections and six deaths in the latest 24-hour period. There were only 70 new infections yesterday.
But the latest seven-day average has dropped into double-digits for the first time in weeks. The previous week’s average was 175 infections a day.
– AP
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