Australia's 2 most populous states to shut border amid virus spike

The border between Australia's two most populous states -- New South Wales and Victoria -- will close for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said Monday, after a sustained spike in virus cases in Melbourne, Victoria's capital city.Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the border will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Tuesday after his state recorded 127 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours. The figure is the state's largest one-day spike in confirmed cases since the pandemic began.The border closure is one that "I think is the smart call, the right call at this …READ FULL ARTICLE