Australian leaders meet to discuss coronavirus plans amid new outbreak


  • World
  • Friday, 26 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: People take photos in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge following the easing of restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian federal and state leaders met on Friday to discuss the country's next steps in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the country reported its biggest one-day rise in new infections in more than two months.

The national cabinet has committed to removing the bulk of Australia's social distancing restrictions by the end of July, although each state and territory was left to determine their own pace.

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