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Still in Australia, a 75-year-old Queensland woman, who had been on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship, has died overnight.
A man aged in his 80s also died in a Melbourne hospital overnight.
Australian authorities are giving an update of the situation there.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia’s daily rate of increase in cases had dropped from between 25-30% to 13-15%.
PM says Australia has a very high rate of testing per 100,000 head of population:
Australia 815
South Korea 753
UK 177
Canada 486
Austria 484
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