States on Alert as COVID-19 Cases Wane in Australia

States on Alert as COVID-19 Cases Wane in Australia
Two joggers run along Albert Park Lake on an Autumn day with high-rise and apartment buildings in the city in the background on June 16, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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Australians must not drop their guard as the COVID-19 pandemic drags into October.

That’s the message state leaders are desperately trying to impress on the public with case numbers on the wane.