Australia Sees Zero Local Covid Cases for First Time Since June
- Milestone announced by Health Minister Greg Hunt on Twitter
- Morrison aims to remove local border restrictions by Christmas
Customers outside of a bar in the Fitzroy district of Melbourne on Oct. 28. The nation’s second-largest city emerged from a three-month lockdown that shuttered business and largely confined residents to their homes.
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Australia on Sunday recorded its first day with no local cases of coronavirus transmission since June even as a growing number of other countries impose renewed measures to stem the resurgent pandemic.