Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has warned that Victoria has not yet seen the peak of the second coronavirus surge. The state now has more cases of community transmission than the rest of the country put together.
In New South Wales,14 new cases have been linked to the Crossroads Hotel cluster. NSW Police Minister David Elliott has warned the hospitality industry to abide by the public health restrictions, or risk being shut down. 
In this episode, The Sydney Morning Herald's editor Lisa Davies is joined by health editor Kate Aubusson to discuss the surge in coronavirus cases in Australia and whether we're heading towards tighter national restrictions.

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has warned that Victoria has not yet seen the peak of the second coronavirus surge. The state now has more cases of community transmission than the rest of the country put together. In New South Wales,14 new cases have been linked to the Crossroads Hotel cluster. NSW Police Minister David Elliott has warned the hospitality industry to abide by the public health restrictions, or risk being shut down.&nbsp; In this episode, The Sydney Morning Herald's editor<a href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fby%2Flisa-davies-hveh6" data-stringify-link="https://www.smh.com.au/by/lisa-davies-hveh6" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-4107">&nbsp;Lisa Davies</a>&nbsp;is joined by health editor&nbsp;<a href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fby%2Fkate-aubusson-1me48n" data-stringify-link="https://www.smh.com.au/by/kate-aubusson-1me48n" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-4108">Kate Aubusson</a>&nbsp;to discuss the surge in coronavirus cases in Australia and whether we're heading towards tighter national restrictions.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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