Coronavirus Government Global Briefing: August 7

By Chris Woods

August 7, 2020

Welcome to Coronavirus Government Global Briefing, Mandarin Premium’s coverage of local and global COVID-19 policy news.

Making sense of Victoria’s curve and fears that the worst is yet to come

Adding to the tragedy of Victoria’s second wave is the fact that, almost a month after Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire re-entered lockdown, the state’s daily cases have grown with periods of wild variation from 165 on 9 July — the date Stage Three restrictions came into force — to a record high of 725 on Wednesday, 5 August.

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