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Victorians and local businesses are celebrating the end of a tough two-week lockdown but many are warning there will not be a “snap back” to life as usual. After two weeks under stay-at-home orders, the toughest restrictions in Melbourne were lifted at 11.59pm last night, after just one new virus case was recorded on Tuesday. “This is a good day. Fiji has recorded almost 150 cases of Covid in just two days, with one positive patient dying in hospital. The island nation, with a population of 900,000 people, recorded 64 new cases last night – on top of the record 83 new cases on Sunday. A patient at Suva’s Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital who had tested positive for Covid SURGE testing has been rolled out in another area in England as more cases of the Indian variant are discovered. Residents in Calderdale in West Yorkshire will be offered PCR tests whether they are showing symptoms or not. đ” Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest updates It was last week reported that cases of the Indian Delta variant had COVID is still rampaging worldwide as experts have warned the UK won't be safe until the virus is curbed globally. It comes as the UK's much anticipated "Freedom Day" on June 21 is looking on the rocks as fears grow over new variants and the number of vaccinations. đ” Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest updates Britain's cases have Michael Gove in Covid alert after trip to Porto: Cabinet member had to abandon Downing Street meeting with Boris Johnson after being ‘pinged’ by NHS app following Champions League final Michael Gove was notified through NHS Track and Trace that he had come into contact with someone who had tested positive for coronavirus in recent days It is believed it We have made our live blog of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. 1 of 1 Feds will spend âhundreds of millionsâ on Victorian quarantine facility Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has confirmed the federal government will spend âhundreds of millions of dollarsâ helping to build Victoriaâs dedicated quarantine facility near Avalon Australia is hit by Indian Covid variant outbreak: Melbourne faces lockdown while hundreds are forced to isolate after one infected man sat among 28,000 sports fans at MCG stadium Nine cases of Indian covid variant recorded in Melbourne within past two days City on high alert after a covid infected man sat among 23,000 football fans Restrictions – wearing masks; CORONAVIRUS surge testing to stop the spread of the Indian variant has been deployed in West London. Residents in parts of Harrow, Ealing, Hillingdon and Brent will be advised to take a PCR test even if they do not have any Covid-19 symptoms. đ” Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest updates Local authorities will "shortly confirm" the areas where India recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic with 4,329 deaths on Tuesday. The grim milestone comes as the parts of the country were hit with the strongest cyclone on record. Experts are worried the evacuation of thousands as a result of the storm will cause a rise in cases. See more stories on Insider’s business page. A powerful cyclone Expert who helped develop Oxford jab says it is ‘morally wrong’ to offer Covid vaccine to children in wealthy nations ahead of high-risk groups in poorer countries Professor Andrew Pollard spoke of an ‘inequity’ in the global vaccine rollout Said not having vaccine equity around world was also a risk to health security  Comes as UK secured enough vaccine to offerCovid 19 coronavirus: Victorians, businesses react to Melbourne lockdown being lifted
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