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By Rachael Dexter
Thanks again for joining us today. We will be back tomorrow with more COVID-19 coverage from early in the morning. Jump on over to our live US election blog which will keep kicking all night.
Before we go, here is a quick look at some of the major developments of the day:
And overseas:
Thanks once more for joining us today, have a lovely evening and we look forward to seeing you all again early tomorrow morning.
Four cases in WA - all in hotel quarantine
By Cameron Myles
Western Australia's Department of Health has reported four new cases of COVID-19 in Western Australia overnight.
The confirmed cases – three females and one male aged between 18 and 44 – have all returned to Perth from overseas and are in hotel quarantine.
The state’s positive COVID-19 case total stands at 775, and there are 16 active cases in total.
Those 16 cases include one crew member from the AL Messilah livestock carrier which remains berthed at Fremantle Port.
Over 100,000 Victorian businesses robocalled about COVID obligations
By Michael Fowler
The Victorian government says it has robocalled over 100,000 Victorian businesses to remind them of their coronavirus obligations, raising alarm among a handful of operators that they were scam calls.
Amid concern over the last week that some retail and hospitality venues were not adequately enforcing social distancing, the collection of contact details and capacity limits, a government spokesman said more than 100,000 calls have been made as part of the government’s “education campaign”.
The Jobs Department spokesman moved to quell fears over the robocalls, saying fewer than five people had reported them as a scam and pointing out the calls do not ask businesses to provide or disclose any information.
“We thank the business community for their service to ensuring that businesses can operate in a COVIDSafe way and that the message is understood across all sectors,” the spokesman said.
“Business Victoria is using automated calls to help inform operators that every business must have and operate according to a COVIDSafe Plan.”
There was also confusion last week over which agency was enforcing coronavirus restrictions. Premier Daniel Andrews said complaints were referred to Victoria Police, WorkSafe or Health Department authorised officers.
The government said the robocalls will continue until Monday as a way of contacting large numbers of businesses as quickly as possible.
They form part of a larger awareness campaign that also includes emails and social media posts in multiple languages, meetings with industry and communications with employers and local governments.
The spokesman encouraged any business with questions about COVIDSafe plans - or who suspects they have received a scam call - to contact the Business Victoria hotline on 13 22 15.
Zero local cases recorded across the country again
By Rachael Dexter
We did it again Australia! For the second time in the past week we've clocked no locally acquired cases of COVID-19 across the entire country. All states and territories have issued their data for the day, and it's another glorious national 'doughnut' day.
Here's a snapshot of how many active cases (which includes local cases and those in hotel quarantine) are in each state and territory:
Map: Victoria's 20 active cases
By Craig Butt
There are now just 20 active coronavirus cases in Victoria, distributed across 17 Melbourne postcodes. (Regional Victoria has had zero known active cases since last week).
This map shows where the active cases are:
There is one active case in 3021, 3023, 3047, 3056, 3064, 3075, 3081, 3162, 3166, 3182, 3337, 3338, 3802 and 3977.
There are two active cases in 3029, 3030 and 3171.The state's two current mystery cases (infections that cannot be traced to an existing cluster) are in 3023 and 3081.
France ups its lockdown police patrols
By Reuters
About 40 officers patrolled a highway in western France on Tuesday evening checking certificates of vehicle drivers and passengers, to ensure that the national lockdown was being respected.
France reinstated a one-month national lockdown last Friday to try and contain the resurgence of the pandemic.
Movement is restricted to one kilometre from one's residence, with exceptions for reasons such as work that cannot be done from home, family obligations and medical visits.
Patrol commander Gilles Foliard said lockdown rules were generally being followed, but that they would be more strict in asking people to show certificates if they were travelling outside the one-kilometre zone.
Violators faced an initial fine of €135, and three violations over 30 days could be penalised by a €3750 fine and 6 months' imprisonment.
France's daily COVID-19 death toll spiked by 854 on Tuesday (November 3), an increase unseen since April 15, while the number of people hospitalised for the disease went up by more than a 1000 for the fifth time in nine days.
People in their 20s and 30s most tested in Victoria
By Rachael Dexter
Adults in their 20s and 30s have lead the testing charge in Victoria, according to data just released by the Victorian government.
People in their 30s made up almost 20 per cent of all tests conducted up until October 31, while those in their 20s made up nearly 18 per cent of all tests completed throughout the pandemic.
Both age groups comprise a higher percentage of overall tests compared to their proportion of the population.
Global coronavirus cases hits 48 million, with 1.2 million deaths
By Lucy Rickard
The number of coronavirus cases around the world has just ticked over 48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally, with the global death toll reaching 1.22 million.
The US continues to have the highest number of cases, with 9.48 million, followed by India (8.31 million), Brazil (5.59 million), Russia (1.68 million) and France (1.59 million).
On Wednesday, the US set a one-day record for new cases, with at least 102,591 new infections, Reuters reported. The US is averaging 850 deaths a day - up from 700 a month ago - while its total
death toll has exceeded 233,600.
The previous US record for new cases in a day was 100,233 on October 30, the highest ever reported by any country in the world.
Meanwhile, England is preparing for a month-long lockdown, with all non-essential venues ordered to close from Thursday until at least December 2. The UK has recorded 1.1 million cases and the virus has already killed more than 47,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins University, and the second wave promises to be worse than the first.
In recent days, many European nations — including Belgium, Russia, France, Italy, Poland and Slovenia — have reported their highest daily virus death tolls in months, and sometimes ever.
The pandemic has already caused more than 270,000 deaths in Europe, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Experts say the true toll, due to missed cases and limited testing, is much higher, AP reports.
Italy, which suffered badly during the first wave of the pandemic, is facing new curbs on freedom of movement from Thursday, including a nationwide overnight curfew and high schools placed on full-time distance learning.
Victoria's public exposure sites
By Rachael Dexter
A reminder - although there are just 20 active cases left in Victoria, there are still sites considered high risk if you visited at the same time that positive cases did. The majority of exposure sites still left on the updated list from the Health Department are tram, train or bus lines.
Protesting should be lawful again in Victoria: Civil liberties group
By Simone Fox Koob
A leading civil liberties group in Victoria has called for protest activity to be made lawful again in the state and for fines handed to protesters at two recent events to be withdrawn.
In a statement released on Thursday, Liberty Victoria said the time had come for "responsible, socially distant protest activity to be lawful".
Anti-lockdown protestors and police outside the Victorian Parliament on Cup Day.Credit:Jason South
The group raised concerns about a number of arrests and fines handed out at two events in recent weeks; a rally to protest the destruction of culturally-significant trees along the Western Highway, and a protest against coronavirus restrictions held outside Parliament House on Cup Day.
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, Liberty Victoria has supported limitations on human rights protected by the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic), including the human rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly," the statement read.
"However, we are now in a different environment; one where a prohibition on protest activity is no longer justified or proportionate. Thankfully new cases of COVID-19 transmission have fallen to zero. Under the present 'Stay Safe Directions' people are free to visit crowded shopping centres, play outdoor sport, and gather in outdoor groups of up to ten persons.
"In those circumstances, people should be free to engage in responsible, peaceful and socially distanced protest activity. Of course this does not extend to any acts of intimidation or violence."
They called for the restrictions to be amended so that "responsible, peaceful and socially distanced" protest activity is lawful and said fines issued in recent protests should be withdrawn, unless they
were related to criminal offences.
"Peaceful protest, whatever the cause, is vital to a functioning democracy," the spokesman said.
Police arrested 404 people and handed out 395 fines to anti-lockdown protesters at a demonstration outside Melbourne's State Parliament on Tuesday. Some of the fines were for assaulting police and failing to state names and addresses.
In NSW, a maximum of 500 people are allowed to gather for an outdoor protest as long as there is a COVID-19 safety plan.
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