The national cabinet will consider restarting elective surgeries and IVF treatment when it meets this week | ErykBagshaw
The national cabinet will this week consider restarting elective surgeries and IVF treatment as it prepares the health system for the road out of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We now have a sustained and genuine flattening of the curve," Mr Hunt said on Sunday. "At this point, Australians have done magnificently and we are not facing a threat to our hospitals."As of Sunday afternoon, Australia had 6605 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 70 deaths. Social distancing measures have seen the infection rate fall from daily double-digit rises at the peak of the crisis to less than 1 per cent for the past week.
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