SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported a sustained fall in the rate of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, however officials urged people not to end up being complacent and stressed the requirement for more strict social distancing policies.
A woman stands alone on a bus stop during a workday following the application of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to restrict the spread of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, March 31,2020 REUTERS/Loren Elliott
To ensure compliance, state authorities enacted sweeping powers to impose substantial fines and possible prison terms for anybody breaching rules that consist of a ban on public meetings of more than just two people.
Health Minister Greg Hunt reported there had to do with 4,400 coronavirus cases nationally, with the rate of development in brand-new infections slowing from 25-30%a week ago to an average of 9%over the past three days.
Of those, 50 individuals were in extensive care and 20 were on ventilators, Hunt stated. The death toll stood at19
Based on the conclusion of more than 230,000 tests, the death rate for Australian cases was below 1%, substantially under the 10?ing reported by some other nations and suggesting “early promising indications of the curve fla