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Health
By Alicia Nally and Nicholas McElroy

PM expresses 'profound disappointment' as Melbourne stays on pause

Daniel Andrews's decision to delay plans to ease restrictions in Melbourne suggests authorities don't have confidence in Victoria's health system, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Here is a summary of what happened on Sunday:

  • No new cases were recorded in northern metropolitan Melbourne on Sunday afternoon
  • Four new cases were recorded in South Australia
  • Three new cases were recorded in Western Australia
  • The Prime Minister expressed "profound disappointment" over Victoria's delayed restrictions changes
  • There were no new community cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand
  • No new coronavirus cases were recorded in Queensland
  • For a third consecutive day, NSW reported no new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19
  • Victoria recorded seven new coronavirus cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours

Look back a Sunday's key events as they unfolded in the blog below:

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