Australia weighs coronavirus curbs as outbreak grows

News24xx.com - Australia's most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID-19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control, state premiers said.

The country has been heralded as a global leader in containing COVID-19, but in the last week, it has seen a surge in new cases.

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Desperate to contain the outbreak, Victoria state last week forced about five million people into a six-week lockdown. Still, Victoria said it has found another 238 cases in the last 24 hours.

Nationally, Australia has now recorded about 10,500 cases, while the death toll rose to 111 on Wednesday after a woman in her 90s died from the virus.