The new rules begin from midnight tomorrow. 9News
From now until late August, people will not be allowed to leave the house for non-essential reasons.
The new restrictions will bring the entirety of metropolitan Melbourne, as well as the Mitchell Shire, into the same lockdown level as the hotspot postcodes.Restaurants and cafes will also return to takeaway and delivery services only under the reinstating of Victoria's lockdown restrictions. Medical staff wearing PPE holding material about to walk into the Flemington Public housing flats in Melbourne, Australia.
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