Easy as 1, 2, 3? Australia Plots Course Out of Coronavirus Clampdown

SYDNEY—Australia is moving to capitalize on its success containing the spread of coronavirus, laying out a detailed three-step plan to reboot the economy while avoiding a second-wave outbreak and the need to reimpose curbs.

The goal is to move through all three stages by July, as strict social-distancing measures in recent weeks appear to have suppressed the pathogen’s spread. Infection rates have dropped markedly, with six of Australia’s eight states and territories going multiple days without a single new case.

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