Photo: Getty ImagesAustralia's second most populous state announced on Saturday it will reinstate tighter restrictions on home and public gatherings after logging a double digit rise in coronavirus cases for a fourth straight day. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews chastised people for ignoring guidelines on social contact by engaging in behaviour such as kissing and hugging as he reimposed a limit of five people visiting households and 10 people at public gatherings. State officials reported 25 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including families who had held gatherings and workers at a hotel where travellers had been quarantined. Victoria is responsible for around a quarter of Australia's total reported 7,400 cases but is driving a recent uptick in active cases. Australia has reported just 102 deaths related to COVID-19, a relatively low number on a global scale.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 20, 2020 07:41 UTC