Coronavirus Australia latest: 16 May at a glance

People dine in at Surfers Paradise after restrictions eased across Queensland under stage one of the state government’s plan for businesses to reopen. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Josh Taylor and it is Saturday 16 May.

Restrictions ease across the country

States and territories are beginning to ease some of the restrictions brought in as part of the successful bid to flatten the curve of the coronavirus spread. Pubs, clubs and cafes were allowed to reopen in Queensland, and pubs reopened in the Northern Territory, while cafes and restaurants opened up in New South Wales.

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Victoria still has no plans to follow the other states until at least the end of the month.

Victoria records 11 new cases

Victoria recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus overnight, bringing the state’s total to 1,554. Two of the cases were linked to the Cedar Meats outbreak, while one was linked to the McDonald’s Fawkner outbreak.

A staff member who tested positive at the Craigieburn McDonald’s has a family connection to a staff member at the Fawkner McDonald’s, and staff at the Craigieburn outlet are self-isolating while awaiting test results.

Victoria has the highest per capita testing rate in the country, and one of the highest in the world.

Tasmania records one new case

Tasmania broke its seven-day streak of no new cases, with one new case reported. The man was quarantined while he was infectious, and is a close contact of a previously reported case. He was also on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.

More than 1m tests conducted in Australia

The deputy chief medical officer, Michael Kidd, announced that Australia passed 1m tests of coronavirus on Saturday.

NSW and Victoria currently have some of the highest per-capita testing rates in the world.

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Some North Rockhampton Nursing Centre residents to be moved

Central Queensland Hospital and Health will move 35 of the less frail North Rockhampton Nursing Centre residents from the centre to Mater and Hillcrest hospitals in Rockhampton after a nurse tested positive to Covid-19 on Thursday night.

Since then, 193 staff and residents have tested negative, including all 114 residents, but moving those residents will allow quarantining of all residents if required.

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