Social distancing helping to slow corona spread: Australia PM
The daily increase in cases in recent days was at about 13%-15%, down from 25%-30% seen a week ago, showing social distancing measures were working
Australia's rate of the spread of the novel coronavirus has halved in recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday as he announced an additional A$1.1 billion ($680 million) to expand telemedicine care and other health services.
Morrison said that the daily increase in cases in recent days was at about 13%-15%, down from 25%-30% seen a week ago, showing social distancing measures were working.
"These are still strong rates of increase, no doubt about that," Morrison said in televised remarks.
Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt said at the same briefing that there are some "positive, early signs of flattening of the curve" of the spread of COVID-19.