Australia heads back to normal as coronavirus cases fall
Restrictions on indoor gatherings to be loosened in July and foreign students will be allowed to return to universities
12 June 2020 - 08:31
Sydney — Australia has eliminated the novel coronavirus in many parts of the country, its chief medical officer said on Friday, clearing the way for sports fans to soon return to stadiums and for foreign students to prepare to fly back to classes.
Australia recorded just 38 cases of the coronavirus over the past week, with travellers returning from overseas and already in quarantine accounting for more than half of them, said chief medical officer Brendan Murphy...
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