New infections slow to a crawl; Victoria restrictions set to ease

Updated May 24, 2020 – 7.51pm, first published at 9.09am

Key Points

Known COVID-19 cases are up by 3, or 0.1 per cent, to 7114. There are 501 active cases.
The death toll in Australia remains at 102.
Globally, more than 5.3 million people have tested positive and 342, 167 have died.
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7.51PM – May 24, 2020

That's a wrap

That's where we'll leave the blog for Sunday, May 24. We will be back on Monday morning. Here's a wrap of the key developments today:

Known COVID-19 cases are up by 3, or 0.1 per cent, to 7114. There are 501 active cases, and the death toll remains unchanged at 102.
Labor's Katy Gallagher called for the Treasurer to appear before the inquiry to explain the $60 billion JobKeeper error, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison says is a win for taxpayers.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced significant easing of restrictions. The state will allow gatherings in homes of up to 20 people, while the ski season will open from June 22.
Queensland's peak tourism industry warned businesses in the state will give up the winter trade to southern states if Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk delays opening the borders until September.
US President Donald Trump headed to the golf course for the first time in over two months over night, attempting to show how the country can return to normal after stay-at-home orders taken against the coronavirus.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms.
The British government's hesitance to implement lockdown restrictions saw the number of those infected with coronavirus rise by 1.3 million in nine days, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
Russia reported 153 coronavirus deaths over the previous 24 hours, the epidemic's highest daily toll, raising total fatalities to 3541 as the nation-wide tally of infections to rose to 344,481.

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