Economics
Australia Turns to Economic Reboot as Winter Raises Virus Fears
- Government has bought health system time to cope with virus
- Lifting of social-distancing restrictions may come at a cost
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Six weeks after shutting down swathes of the economy to contain the coronavirus, Australia is preparing to relax its lockdown on Friday. There could be a cost -- new clusters of infections just as the southern hemisphere heads into winter.