Friday, August 7, 2020

Coronavirus Australia latest: the week at a glance

 Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Naaman Zhou and it’s Friday 7 August.

On Wednesday, a man in his 30s became the youngest Australian to die of Covid-19. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews also announced 725 new cases and 15 new deaths in the 24 hours to Wednesday, making it the worst day ever for Covid-19 deaths nationally, and the second-worst for new cases. On Friday, prime minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia had passed the milestone of 20,000 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/07/coronavirus-australia-latest-the-week-at-a-glance

Defence force personnel patrol the streets of Melbourne

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