Australia’s coronavirus-related death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday, health data showed, with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a controversial movement-tracking mobile phone app.
Australia and neighbouring New Zealand have shown early success in potentially stopping COVID-19 after closing their early and imposing strict curbs on public movement.
The daily growth rate of new infections has steadied in the low percentage single digits in both countries, a fraction of what was seen a month ago.
Australia recorded 36 new cases on Saturday and a total of 6,533 cases, according to the health ministry data. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that downloading a movement-tracking app, which