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Mainland China reported 18 new confirmed coronavirus cases on 5 December, most of which were imported, according to state-backed Global Times.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, fell to 2 from 12 a day earlier. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in mainland China stands at 86,619. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.
Chinese mainland reports 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 domestically transmitted and 17 imported pic.twitter.com/vMKWycIro3
Here is some more detail on the easing of restrictions in Australia’s Victoria state, which has recorded 37 days without any new coronavirus infections.
From midnight on Sunday, up to 100 people will be able to attend public gatherings such as weddings, with density rules of one person per two square metres remaining in place, while 50% of office workers will be able to return to workplaces by 11 January, up from 25% now, the state’s premier said.
“Today we can take some big steps, not to normal, but to a Covid-safe summer (but) we all need to remain vigilant and we all need to play our part,” Premier Daniel Andrews told a news conference.
Masks will remain mandatory at indoor venues and on public and ride-share transport, he said.
Public health concerns eased after two travellers who returned from Germany, bypassing quarantine in Sydney to travel straight to Melbourne, returned negative Covid-19 tests.
All passengers on the Saturday afternoon domestic flight between the two cities and some airport staff must remain in self-quarantine until the results from a second test arrive on Monday, a health official said.
Australia recorded seven new cases overnight, all returned travellers. The country has all but stamped out the coronavirus through strict quarantine measures, particularly in Victoria, the second-most populous state, which in early August logged as many as 700 daily infections.
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