Australia sees deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic: Live

Monday, August 10 04:20 GMT - Australia's internal border closures to stay for months Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country's internal border closures were unlikely to be lifted before Christmas.

Morrison, however, said that he is "more hopeful" that the measures being implemented are bearing results, with the daily new infections in the state of Victoria slowing to a near two week low.

Australia reported on Monday its highest number of fatalities.

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