Yesterday Victoria recorded 33 new cases, the biggest rise in cases since April 7.
There were 37 new cases recorded nationwide yesterday, with the other four coming from NSW.
One was a seven-year-old student at Lane Cove West Public School whose source of infection is still unknown, while three others were returned travellers in quarantine.
The worrying development saw Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announce the state would be undertaking a testing blitz of 100,000 people across Melbourne suburb hotspots.
Suburbs where mobile testing will take place are Keilor Downs, Broadmeadows, Albanvale, Maidstone, Sunshine West, Brunswick West, Hallam, Fawkner, Reservoir and Pakenham.
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Meanwhile there are growing fears of community transmission in NSW after another Sydney student was diagnosed with coronavirus overnight.
Camden High School in Sydney’s west will be shut to both students and staff today as it undergoes cleaning and carries out contact tracing after a year 7 student was diagnosed, the NSW Department of Education said in a statement.
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Footy fans from Victoria will be turned away from NSW venues as the state looks to shield itself from the alarming increase in coronavirus cases in its southern neighbour.
NRL and AFL spectators trying to enter NSW stadiums are likely to be required to show their driver’s licence to prove they’re not from Victoria, where the number of new coronavirus cases has grown by double digits every day for the past week.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard confirmed NSW had recorded four new cases up to 8pm on Wednesday, as he flagged the crackdown on Victorian visitors being allowed access to NSW’s footy fixtures.
“We’re quite satisfied they (the NRL and AFL) can make sure that supporters from Melbourne and Victoria are not coming to our games,” he said.
“Anybody who’s coming in … they’ve satisfied me they’ve made all necessary measures and steps to ensure people who will be entering the stadium will be people who are from Sydney.”
The NRL later suggested driver’s licence checks would likely be required to access stadiums and the AFL was expected to follow suit.
Stadiums with a capacity under 40,000 will be allowed to host up to 10,000 NRL and AFL fans from July 1.
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The Eiffel Tower has welcomed its first visitors for three months – but with elevators still off-limits, they faced a long climb to sample its breathtaking views.
Shut down in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak – its longest period out of action since World War II – Paris's most famous landmark reopened on Thursday under strict hygiene and safety controls.
All wearing face masks as directed on a hot and sunny day, tourists queued up for security checks at the entrance, where hand gel dispensers have been installed, before setting off up the 674 steps to the tower's second floor.
"It's great because I never was on the Eiffel Tower and it's our last day here," said Anni Koehler, from Germany, while buying tickets. "So we hoped that we can do it and it fits perfectly,"
The top section of the 324m high tower remains closed and its elevators will not come back into service for visitors until next month, with a one-way traffic system in operation on the staircases.
–Reuters
A 114-year-old Ethiopian man has recovered from coronavirus.
The man was treated at a hospital in the country's capital, Addis Ababa, and is now "fully recovered", his doctor Yared Agidew said in a Facebook post.
"He is now in good health," Dr Agidew said, according to the BBC.
"Long life and health for our health workers!"
The African country has more than 5000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 81 deaths.
Returned travellers who are diagnosed with coronavirus are being transferred to so-called “hot” hotels staffed by hospital workers and state-employed security, The Age reports.
Two outbreaks in Melbourne have been linked to quarantine hotels, with 34 staff at Stamford Plaza and Rydges on Swanston as well as people they had direct contact with now diagnosed with coronavirus.
After testing positive infected travellers are moved to the unnamed Melbourne CBD hotel by ambulance.
According to The Age, there has been no outbreaks of coronavirus at this hotel.
Yet another Sydney student has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Camden High School in Sydney’s west will be shut to both students and staff today as it undergoes cleaning and contact tracing is carried out, the NSW Department of Education said in a statement.
A year seven student at the school has tested positive for COVID-19, with a clinic now set up at Camden hospital so that others at the school can be tested.
It's now the third Sydney school to be closed in recent weeks due to coronavirus.
Lane Cove West Public School in Sydney‘s Lower North Shore was closed on Thursday after a Year 2 student contracted the virus.
Earlier this month a teacher tested positive at Laguna Street Public School in southern Sydney, forcing the school to be shut down.
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