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In Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, low-level transmission continues. Seven new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours. There have been just short of 4000 confirmed cases in the state.
Seven new cases of #COVID19 were diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3,851.
Locations linked to known cases and areas identified for increased testing can be found here: https://t.co/EVlm25boYj pic.twitter.com/V352nk2yTT
The world’s biggest gold mine has resumed operations in Indonesia, the company that runs it said Saturday, after workers blocked access to the site in protest at being stopped from visiting their families over virus concerns.
The miners at the Grasberg complex in the country’s easternmost Papua region reached an agreement with the US-based operator Freeport, which said it would resume bus services for workers to return home.
Related: The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost | Susan Schulman
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