Police have moved into secure the nine public housing towers placed into a five-day mandatory lockdown by the Victorian government amid the state's second major outbreak of COVID-19
Police have moved into secure the nine public housing towers placed into a five-day mandatory lockdown by the Victorian government amid the state's second major outbreak of COVID-19. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has taken the unprecedented step to lock down 3,000 residents in nine public housing estates in the suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne for five days from Sunday.
The extraordinary measures come as Victoria recorded 108 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since March 28. Australia has recorded 113 new cases in last 24 hours, 108 from a Victoria alone, while the other five were in NSW. Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert says the Victorian government is considering extending the lockdowns to include parts of the metro area of Melbourne not just the hotspot suburbs.
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