The decision announced on Monday marks the first time the border between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) has been shut in 100 years. The state reported 127 new Covid-19 infections overnight, its biggest one-day spike since the pandemic began. Paul Armstrong, who runs a petrol station in Wodonga, a border town on the Victorian side, said his children live in New South Wales but go to school in Victoria. Schools in New South Wales began their two-week term break on Monday. Victoria's only other internal border, with South Australia state, has been closed since March 22 under previous coronavirus measures.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 06, 2020 06:00 UTC