Hours before Melbourne’s lockdown kicked in, Premier Daniel Andrews “can’t rule out” measures lasting longer than six weeks.
Speaking to the panel as the embattled city prepares to close up shop for a further six weeks from midnight Wednesday, Mr Andrews asserted that Melburnians “can’t rule out” that it could be longer.
“We can’t rule out that it may be longer, but that’s the advice of the Chief Health Officer, after a lot of thought, a lot of analysing of that data, we couldn’t go on as we were. We needed to take this painful and difficult step and six weeks is the time we need,” he said. “Do you think it was a mistake not having ADF personnel running or overseeing the hotel quarantine program?” Waleed asked.“Well, there are a couple of points to make, Waleed: ADF personnel are involved in transportation in some states and other states they have no role at all.
Elsewhere, Waleed asked if the premier’s apology to Melburnians today was “admitting fault”, to which Mr Andrews gave an impassioned response. Today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Melburnians have to “tough it out” until the six-week lockdown period is over.
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