A fresh outbreak in Victoria has brought weekly cases close to their previous peak. That resulted in many Victorians being placed back into lockdown and caused panic buying of essentials to restart. We still expect overall activity in Australia to continue to improve as restrictions are generally eased. But new outbreaks will slow the pace of recovery and reduce the likelihood of a boost to GDP from a restart of domestic tourism.
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