Australia coronavirus live update: Qld premier hits back at NSW pressure to open borders, as Labor MP says Coalition demonises China – as it happened
by Josh Taylor (now), Elias Visontay and Amy Remeikis from on (#53QH7)
Annastacia Palaszczuk says she won't be lectured to by NSW, a state that has the highest number of cases in Australia', while Joel Fitzgibbon opens new front in China row. This blog is now closed
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10.24am BST
That's where we will leave the live blog for this evening.
In case you missed it, this is the big news of the day:
10.15am BST
The last patient recovering from COVID-19 left the RAH today. Paul contracted COVID-19 on the Ruby Princess. He was so ill he was in the ICU in an induced coma and on a ventilator for 4 weeks. He's still recovering and now receiving care closer to home at Modbury Hospital pic.twitter.com/NwcZ1ippPJ
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