Case records tumbled across Australia’s east coast on Thursday, prompting NSW and Victoria to extend indoor mask mandates and NSW to reintroduce QR code check-ins and density limits.
NSW reported 5715 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up from 2213 just one week earlier, while cases in South Australia doubled to 484.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
