Australia's army is helping with door-to-door free testing in neighborhoods seeing a spike in coronavirus cases

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• Australia's army is assisting with ramped-up testing efforts in Victoria after the state recorded several new coronavirus clusters. 
• Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said in a statement on Thursday that the state would begin conducting a "Suburban Testing Blitz" by going to door-to-door in neighborhoods that have seen a recent uptick in the number of coronavirus cases. 
• As of June 25, Victoria recorded 1,917 coronavirus cases, an increase of 33 new cases from the day prior. A state of emergency has been extended until July 20. 
• On Wednesday, Victoria also announced that a man in his 80s had died from the virus  — Australia's first coronavirus fatality in over a month. 
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Australia announced a new testing strategy on Thursday in the wake of a new coronavirus outbreak in the state of Victoria. 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said in a statement on Thursday that the state would begin conducting a "Suburban Testing Blitz" by going to door-to-door in neighborhoods that have seen a recent uptick in the number of coronavirus cases. 

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