BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SYDNEY -- Australians in the State of Victoria could face fines if they return to their workplaces from June 1 under the new COVID-19 rules announced on Friday.

State Premier Daniel Andrews explained that the working from home advisory had been upgraded, meaning that both employee and employer could be fined for breaching the rules.

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KAMPALA -- Uganda has recorded 36 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 317, the country's health ministry said late Thursday.

Out of the 2,230 samples collected from cross-border cargo truck drivers and communities, 24 Ugandan truck drivers and 12 close contacts of previously confirmed cases under quarantine tested positive for the virus, the ministry said in a statement.

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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday for the seventh day in a row, with the combined total of confirmed and probable cases staying at 1,504, according to the Ministry of Health.

The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,154, which is the number reported to the World Health Organization, said a ministry statement.

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BERLIN -- Germany's COVID-19 cases rose by 741 within one day to 180,458, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.

The death toll in the country rose by 39 to 8,450, it added.

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SUVA -- The Fijian police are seeking further legal advice to charge the island nation's ninth COVID-19 patient who returned from India and infected several other persons.

Fijian police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho confirmed on Friday that their investigators will be seeking further legal advice before the 54-year-old man from the village of Soasoa in Labasa, capital of Fiji's second largest island of Vanua Levu gets produced in the Labasa Magistrates Court.

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WUHAN -- No new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Thursday, the provincial health commission said Friday.

By Thursday, Hubei had five confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two in severe condition.

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BUCHAREST -- Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced late Thursday that the country will adopt new relaxation measures from June 1, including reopening open-air terraces of restaurants and beaches, lifting the travel restrictions for residents, as well as allowing outdoor shows and sports events.

According to a government decision signed by the prime minister, social distance must be maintained in outdoor activities. A minimum 2-meter distance is required between sunbeds on beaches and restaurant tables on terraces, with a maximum of four people at a table. Enditem

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