Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews briefs the media on conditions concerning the COVID-19 situation in Melbourne, Australia, on July 6, 2020.
The Australian state of Victoria recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus infections Monday.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said of the 127 new cases, 53 were among 3,000 people who have been confined by police to their Melbourne apartments in nine public housing blocks since Saturday.
Andrews also announced the closure of the state border with New South Wales beginning Tuesday night.
He described the move as "the smart call, the right call at this time," given the significant challenges they are facing in containing the virus.
It will be the first time Australia's two most populous states close their border since the pandemic began.
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