Australia state leaders defend Covid-19 restrictions as cases decline

 Australia's state leaders defended regional shutdowns and internal border closures against increased federal government pressure for restrictive coronavirus measures to be lifted as new case numbers ease.

While the number of cases have declined in hotspots of the country, many state leaders have retained tough containment measures, including barring inter-state travel. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Victoria state to consider lifting a night curfew in Melbourne.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has stood firm, saying it was critical to control the movement of people in the state's capital, which has been the centre of Australia's second wave of infections.

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