Australia's coronavirus fatalities climb as another Ruby Princess passenger dies
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned the state's tough coronavirus social-distancing restrictions will stay"until a vaccine is found", after Australia's death toll climbed to 44.The three most recent fatalities were aged in their 80s and 90sHealth authorities in NSW today confirmed 49 new coronavirus infections and two new deaths.
She also said an 87-year-old woman who had been a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship had died. "For the first time in a long time, every scientist on the planet is working towards a vaccine, working towards a cure, and, of course, we want NSW to be part of that story," Ms Berejiklian said.
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