Authorities are preparing to close the border between Australia's two largest states, as Melbourne, the country's second-largest city, recorded 127 new cases, its highest-ever daily increase in infections.

Authorities are preparing to close the border between Australia's two largest states, as Melbourne, the country's second-largest city, recorded 127 new cases, its highest-ever daily increase in infections. https://t.co/5gzjNYswy3

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