Asia Today: Australian state's cases spike, borders to shut
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Women hold signs outside housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The leader of Australias most populous state says her governments decision to close its border with hard-hit Victoria state marks a new phase in the countrys coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)Police guard access to housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)An Indian priest wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus offers prayers to a row of Shivlings, idols symbolic of Hindu god Shiva, at a temple in Prayagraj, India, Monday, July 6, 2020. India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)People wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus play chess at a roadside stall in Dharmsala, India, Monday, July 6, 2020. India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)A man lowers his mask to smoke as he passes by a statue in the likeness of The Thinker in Beijing, China on Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a passenger has her temperature checked to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as some routes for the Traditional Jeepney buses were opened to help public transportation while the government slowly eases lockdown in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. The Philippines has seen a big recent spike in infections, raising the possibility its overcrowded capital may be placed back under a strict lockdown. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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Women hold signs outside housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The leader of Australias most populous state says her governments decision to close its border with hard-hit Victoria state marks a new phase in the countrys coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)