ASIA TODAY: The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official says. Victoria registered 450 new cases and 11 deaths.
MELBOURNE, Australia — The coronavirus infection rate in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state has been “relatively flat” in the past week, a state health official said.Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said almost a third of the latest cases — 139 —were health care workers.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton described the latest tally as “reasonable,” noting that numbers would fluctuate due to laboratory processes. Melbourne University epidemiologist Tony Blakely said mandatory mask-wearing had started curbing the coronavirus spread.The infection rate began to plateau at the end of July, a week after Melbourne residents risked fines if they left home without a mask, Blakely said.In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region:
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