'We are on our knees': Melbourne businesses' desperate plea to end lockdown

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'We are on our knees': Melbourne businesses' desperate plea to end lockdown
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Melbourne businesses fear they will not survive the economic blow if stage four restrictions are extended after a leaked draft roadmap revealed the city could be in a hard lockdown for a further two weeks. 9News

Brand Manager Tom Langford told 9news.com.au the business's future was under a cloud of "uncertainty", its fate in the hands of the state government and its roadmap."The longer the wait - it gets harder to put in some sort of action plan."

Ms Maus said restrictions needed to be eased for low-risk settings to enable businesses to reopen and survive. A view of William Street on August 26, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is in stage four lockdown for six weeks until September 13 after sustained days of high new COVID-19 cases. "I think one-on-one trainers could be doing the same thing to help with [people's] mental health," he told 9news.com.au

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