The apparent turning point comes just months after Victoria declared a “state of disaster” to stem an outbreak that saw as many as 725 people in a single day test positive for the virus in the southeastern state.
“The 1st national zero community transmission day since June 9,” Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Twitter on Sunday.
“Thank you to all of our amazing health & public health workers & above all else the Australian people.”
Meanwhile, Melbourne, the city at the epicenter of Australia’s coronavirus epidemic, marked its second consecutive day without any locally transmitted cases.
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