Coronavirus update: New South Wales closes its border to Victoria after Queensland

With the number of new coronavirus cases spiking in the Australian state of Victoria, New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, announced that it will ban people living in Melbourne's coronavirus hotspots from entering the state.

Victoria said on Tuesday, it would impose a four-week lockdown in 10 areas in Melbourne city after the new infections rose by 64 a day before, registering the double digit rise in cases for the 15^th straight day.

The state of Queensland announced that it would keep its border shut to Victoria amid the intensifying virus spread.

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