Following the sharp increase of Coronavirus cases in Australia’s second-largest city on Tuesday, July 7, residents of Melbourne have been ordered back into another lockdown.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that residents of Melbourne will be required to stay home starting on Wednesday, July 8 unless travelling to work, studying, shopping for food, or attending medical appointments.
According to report, restaurants, cafes, and bars will be able to provide takeaway service only, gyms and hair salons closed, household gatherings limited to two people and the current school vacation extended.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews announced a six-week lockdown, warning “we can’t pretend” the virus crisis is over.
After the south-eastern city detected 191 of the 199 new cases reported nationally on Tuesday, the biggest one-day rise since early April, Andrews said there were now too many to trace properly, so restrictions were needed.
“These are unsustainably high numbers,” he said. “No-one wanted to be in this position. I know there will be enormous amounts of damage that will be done because of this. It will be very challenging.”
“We have to be clear with each other that this is not over,” Andrews said. “And pretending that it is because we all want it to be over is not the answer. It is indeed part of the problem. A very big part of the problem.”