How did Australia lose its grip on covid-19 and can it get it back?

Empty streets in Melbourne, Australia, where lockdown rules are in place to limit the spread of coronavirus

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Australia was tantalisingly close to eliminating the coronavirus, but is now seeing a surge in new cases. What went wrong and can it regain control?

The country was initially able to contain covid-19 by closing its border to everyone except citizens and permanent residents, quarantining those returning home from abroad, implementing stay-at-home orders throughout the country, and conducting widespread testing and contact tracing. This brought the number of new confirmed cases down from 460 on 28 March to between …

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