For the first time since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand has recorded no new daily cases of the virus. Follow the latest coverage on COVID-19 for free, here in our live blog
The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 246,000. There have been 3.5 million cases but 1.1 million recoveries, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. The Australian death toll stands at 95
Victoria has seen a spike in coronavirus cases, with another 22 people diagnosed yesterday; 19 of those are connected to the Melbourne meatworks cluster US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said there is"enormous evidence" that COVID-19 emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Australian intelligence officials have been unable to find evidence to support the controversial theory, and the official position of US intelligence is that the virus began in a wet marketTasmania will ease restrictions on visits to aged care homes, with a "road map" out of widespread social limits expected to be revealed later this week.
The state government banned all visits to aged care home in early April, except for compassionate or end-of-life care.
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