Coronavirus live news: Victoria eases pub and cafe rules as Beijing fears second wave
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In addition to 50 people being allowed in cafes, restaurants and pubs and patrons being allowed to consume alcohol without a meal, restrictions on some community sports will be eased.
Victorian health minister, Jenny Mikakos, also said that non-contact community
sport would return on 22 June – for both adults and kids, both indoor and outdoor.
The state of Victoria, Australia has announced nine new cases of coronavirus today, three of whom are in hotel quarantine.
One person contracted the virus from an unknown origin, and that is being investigated. Five cases are linked to two known outbreaks, including an outbreak linked to a GP who tested positive.
“The GP worked at three different clinics but did absolutely the right thing,” the health minister, Jenny Mikakos, said. The doctor was tested and stopped working while waiting for results.
Mikakos said they expect six new hotel quarantine cases each day in the state, as residents return home.
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