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11.26pm BST

We have some more information on the New Zealand election situation, from our global blog:

New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern has moved the general election 17 October, a month later than the original date of 17 September.

Ardern says the biggest risk to overcome will be ensuring 25,000 election workers are well-protected as they go about their work.

Ardern said she considered moving the election by just two weeks, but the election commission said this wasn't enough time for them to prepare for the new date.

I am proposing that parliament reconvene tomorrow," Ardern said, Under the circumstances, I consider it important that parliament can consider these issues."

Parliament will now dissolve on 6 September.

11.23pm BST

Back to regional Victoria and Professor Eugene Athan says there is cautious optimism the number of infections is doing what it is supposed to be doing - and go down.

Regional Victoria is in stage 3 lockdown.

The broader picture suggests that we've followed the metropolitan pattern with a gradual decrease, with the increased restrictions.

We've seen a reduction in numbers. Just in the last week or so, about a third of the number of new cases that we had been seeing over the last fortnight.