More than $110,000 has been raised in hours to help support locked down Victorians after they were told they could no longer leave their homes.
In an unprecedented move, Mr Andrews said not only would the inner-city towers, in Flemington and North Melbourne, be fully locked down for five days, but the area would be cordoned off to the general public, after another 108 cases of coronavirus were announced on Saturday.
Public housing towers in North Melbourne are now in immediate lockdown. A resident is pictured in their flat. Picture: Ian CurrieFunds will be used to help residents through employment advice, representation and direct financial support. Residents were told arrangements would be made for food and medications to be supplied to each household, and social and support workers were already at the buildings.
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