More parts of the coronavirus riddled state could be put back into lockdown. 9News
"I don't think that anybody can rule out that if the disease continues to spread, there could be further restrictions.
"I think it is very important to be open and honest about that. At this stage, again, it appears primarily urban Victoria. A lone woman is seen looking out the window of her apartment at the North Melbourne Public housing flats on July 05, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Nine public housing estates have been placed into mandatory lockdown and two additional suburbs are under stay-at-home orders as authorities work to stop further COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne.Mr Hunt said widespread testing and tracing as well as the isolation of affected areas was fundamental, and he's sending more national resources to help.
Dr Coatsworth admitted the outbreak was "disheartening", but said Australia has still done well compared with most other countries. A total of 53 people in the Melbourne towers have coronavirus, with more figures expected in the next few hours."That is what the prediction for the United States was going to be. We've done remarkably well.
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