Coronavirus Australia: Victoria reports 73 new Covid-19 cases as NSW refuses to accept diverted flights – as it happened

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11.12am BST

We will leave our live coverage of the coronavirus situation in Australia there for today. You can follow our ongoing global coverage here and read an explainer on the Melbourne outbreak here.

Here's where things stand:

10.57am BST

The last question is on masks. Asked if Victoria will recommend the wearing of masks in public, Andrews says: It may well be we get to that point."

But we're not there yet. The public health advice around the mandatory use of masks remains unchanged.

Things do change. This is a very fluid and dynamic set of circumstances. It may get to the point where we have to close down additional suburbs. It may get to the point where we have to look at a range of other measures. Masks could be part of that but that's not the advice I've received to this point.