Australia's Victoria state Covid-19 outbreak eases

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Australia's Victoria state has reported just three new Covid-19 cases, its lowest single-day rise in more than a week, a day after a snap lockdown in the state capital of Melbourne was extended for another week.

Lockdown rules in parts of Victoria outside Melbourne will be eased due to the absence of cases, although curbs on house gatherings will remain and masks must be worn indoors anywhere outside your home, Reuters reports.

A woman walks past an empty cafe during morning commute hours on the first day of a seven-day lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, May 28. — Reuters
A woman walks past an empty cafe during morning commute hours on the first day of a seven-day lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, May 28. — Reuters

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