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As the day unfolded: No new infections in Victoria; NSW records ten days with no locally-acquired cases

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Summary

  • The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 394,000 and there are more than 6.7 million known cases of infection, according to Johns Hopkins University  
  • Both New South Wales and Victoria reported zero new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Friday
  • Thousands of people have joined rallies across the country this afternoon in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, ignoring warnings against mass gatherings
  • The Sydney Black Lives Matter rally was allowed to go ahead after organisers won an appeal against a Supreme Court ruling on Friday which had said the rally could not go ahead. 
  • China has issued a warning against travel to Australia, citing reports of racism and violence. Australia’s Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has strongly rejected these claims

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