Victoria records 74 new coronavirus cases, public housing tenants under lockdown have rent waived
Victoria has recorded another 74 coronavirus cases overnight as Premier Daniel Andrews announces the more than 3,000 public housing tenants placed under hard lockdown will not have to pay rent for two weeks.Residents who cannot go to work because of the lockdown will receive a $1,500 hardship payment and those who are unemployed will receive $750
The total number of cases in public housing blocks is now 27, but Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton expects that number will growwhich were placed under immediate lockdown on Saturday afternoon"Those who are employed and because of the hard lockdown cannot go to work, they will receive a $1,500 hardship payment," Mr Andrews said.
Mr Andrews said public health teams would begin going door-to-door to test every person, and he was confident all residents would be willing to comply.He said work had been going on throughout the night to organise food, medical support, drug and alcohol support, family violence support and other essential services.
Health authorities said the drastic move was necessary because of the nature of the buildings, where many people live in close quarters and use shared facilities including lifts and laundries.
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