Australia’s most populous state has reported 14 new cases of Covid-19, with a growing cluster at a pub used by freight drivers travelling the country adding to fears of a second wave of the virus.

Reuters reported that the new cases in New South Wales come after neighbouring Victoria state last week forced about five million people back into lockdown after a surge of new coronavirus cases.

Australia has avoided the high Covid-19 casualty numbers of other nations with swift and strict measures, recording fewer than 10,000 coronavirus cases in total, or about a sixth of the daily cases seen in the United States in recent days.

However, authorities are worried about rising cases of community transmission.