Daniel Andrews brushes off PM's 'Victoria wave' claim after 295 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths
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Signs Victorian coronavirus infections are dropping, but authorities caution it is too soon to say the second wave has peaked
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Nine more people in Victoria have died from Covid-19, taking the death toll from the virus in the state to 92, but there are signs infections are dropping with 295 new cases announced on Wednesday, about 55 linked with community transmission.
The figures came as the prime minister, Scott Morrison, made pointed comments about the outbreak, saying what is occurring is not a second wave" but a Victorian wave" that is impacting the national economy. The premier, Daniel Andrews, responded: What it is called is not a concern to me."
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