MELBOURNE, Australia AUSTRALIA (AP) – The head of the Australian state of Victoria is waging a battle with members of the public who do not follow epidemic rules, saying close contacts with infected people will have to pass a 21-day test.
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A pair of protective gloves is stuck with the test booth as health workers prepare for the day at the Covid-19 test center in Kohima, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. Saturday, October 10, 2020. The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India is close to 7 million with 73,272 infections in the last 24 hours. The health ministry on Saturday cited a total of positive.97 million cases, the second highest number of reported infections in the United States … 66 million infections. (AP Photo / Jeremiah Arthur)
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Passengers wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against coronavirus in Kolkata on Saturday, October 10, 2020. India has a total of nearly one million coronavirus positive cases, with 73 73,772 infections reported in the last 73 24 hours. The health ministry on Saturday cited a total of positive.97 million cases, the second highest number of reported infections in the United States … 66 million infections. (AP Photo / Bikas Das)
The state government has announced that the mandatory quarantine for close contacts will be increased by 10 days if they decide not to take the test on the 11th day of segregation. The change will take effect from midnight on Sunday.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said a “very high percentage” of people had submitted for the test but the rule was made to provide a more complete picture to the authorities.
“This is just double-checking, triple-checking that you have, in fact, still not got the virus,” he said.
One more death and 12 new cases were reported in Victoria on Sunday, ending three days without any casualties. These figures take Victoria’s death toll from the virus to 810 and the national number to 898.
Other developments in the Asia-Pacific region include:
– Health experts warn that masks and fatigue warnings have surpassed 7 million confirmed coronavirus tolls in India in recent weeks, despite health experts reporting 74,383 more infections in the last 24 hours. India is expected to become the worst affected country by the epidemic in the coming weeks, surpassing the US. The number of people in South and Southeast Asia – from India to Vietnam and Taiwan – has been relatively low compared to European countries and the United States, said government health expert Dr. Randeep Guleria said. But others say India’s death toll could not be credible due to poor reporting and health infrastructure and improper testing.
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On Saturday, October 10, 2020, in Kolkata, India, Railway Protection Force personnel patrol a desolate local railway platform as local trains were suspended due to a coronavirus epidemic. The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India is close to one million, with 73 73,772 cases reported in the past. 24 hours. The health ministry on Saturday cited a total of positive.97 million cases, the second highest number of reported infections in the United States … 66 million infections. (AP Photo / Bikas Das)
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