'I’ve been a bit worried it [a hard lockdown] will happen to us next,' Melbourne high-rise tenant Blessing Nelson said
The state government has been urged to address overcrowding in its public housing towers amid fears tenants in more high-rise flats are vulnerable to COVID-19.
It noted there were other high-rise buildings in the City of Melbourne and surrounding municipalities where residents were vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks. Tenants in other high-rise estates throughout the city fear they could also be subjected to hard lockdowns if there is an outbreak of COVID-19. Blessing Nelson, who lives in a Fitzroy high-rise tower, said some families with five or six children were crammed into three-bedroom flats."I’ve been a bit worried it [a hard lockdown] will happen to us next, because we have a lot of aged people and kids in the building," she said.Jason South
The letter said these conditions had become even more stark during COVID-19 restrictions, with children attempting to learn from home while parents worked in tiny apartments.
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