Breaking: 'Extraordinary steps': Melbourne's coronavirus hotspots locked down suburb-by-suburb | rharris334
The Premier said a localised lockdown of Melbourne’s coronavirus hotspots will apply to the following ten postcodes. This means that residents in these areas are only allowed to leave the house for medical care, to go to and from work and school, daily exercise and caregiving.
A person receives a COVID-19 swab test at a coronavirus pop-up testing facility in Broadmeadows last week.Postcode 3042 suburbs include: Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie. 3046, Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park. Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana.Postcode 3060 suburbs include Fawkner. 3064, Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickelham, Roxburgh Park and Kalkallo.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said more than 93,000 plus tests have been conducted since the testing blitz was undertaken in hotspots last week.There have been some 233 new cases of coronavirus since last Thursday with the majority of residents located in Broadmeadows, Fawkner and Albanvale."I do feel obliged to inform you that in Broadmeadows and Keilor Downs alone, some 928 people refused to be tested," Mr Andrew said.
Mr Andrews and Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke at length on Monday about the Victorian outbreak as the pair agreed on the deployment of 800 federal workers to help under siege state authorities bring the situation under control. Mr Morrison on Monday pledged to give Mr Andrews anything he needs to combat the outbreak, which threatens to put a handbrake on the easing of border restrictions and slow the nation’s economic recovery.
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