SYDNEY, May 1 — Australia will consider next Friday whether to relax coronavirus-related mobility restrictions, as the growth rate of new infections slows, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today following a national cabinet meeting.
Morrison urged Australians to download an app aimed at tracing contacts of Covid-19 patients, saying it was a pre-condition to relaxing the containment measures.
Australia has reported about 6,700 Covid-19 cases and 93 deaths, significantly below the levels reported in the United States, Britain and Europe. Growth in new infections has slowed to less 0.5 per cent a day, compared to 25 per cent a month ago. — Reuters
