The public housing blocks are being locked down for at least five days for testing, affecting 3000 residents and monitored by 500 police.
The alarming surge in Victoria's coronavirus cases has prompted an emergency meeting of medical officials from around Australia and an unprecedented lockdown of nine Melbourne public housing towers.
Police are seen enforcing a lockdown at public housing towers on Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne.Victorian deputy chief medical officer Annaliese van Diemen said there was an outbreak of up to 30 cases across the towers, blaming it on close-quarters living and many shared spaces.
At midnight, international arrivals in Sydney were capped at 450 a day in a bid to ensure the hotel quarantining system is not stretched to breaking point, with travellers seemingly avoiding Victoria and also Queensland, where the state government is now charging for accommodation.
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