The new cases take the rolling 14-day average for Melbourne to 6.2, down from 6.4 yesterday. There are 10 'mystery' cases, down from 13 yesterday. In regional Victoria, the rolling 14-day average remains at 0.4.
Victoria has recorded three new cases of coronavirus and no deaths, the state's health department says.The new cases take the rolling 14-day average for Melbourne to 6.2, down from 6.4 yesterday.In regional Victoria, the rolling 14-day average remains at 0.4.The continued fall in the rolling average comes amid a renewed push by big business for the reopening of Victoria's economy.
The chief executives of seven of Australia's biggest companies — including Wesfarmers, BHP and the Commonwealth Bank — have written an open letter to the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, calling on him to speed up the easing of restrictions on businesses. The letter praises Victorians and health workers for their efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus, but urges the Government to push on with reopening more workplaces."Our state is facing social and economic challenges of an unprecedented scale, and which will take many years to resolve."
"We urgently need to kickstart our economy, and as leaders of some of Victoria's biggest businesses we want to do our bit."
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