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After Sydney, Australia’s Melbourne is also going into lockdown again. With two new cases confirmed and a total of 18 active infections now in the region, rules must be tightened for at least five days, said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
“We have no choice, we have to do this or the situation will get out of hand,” he said. The fifth lockdown is needed primarily to get a handle on the highly contagious Delta variant, he said.
People told to stay home
People in Melbourne and across Victoria will only be allowed to leave their homes from midnight (local time) under certain conditions, such as to shop, exercise, go to work or get vaccinated. Sydney has also been in a lockdown since the end of May, which was extended yesterday until the end of July.
So far, the country of 25 million people has been successful in its fight against the pandemic because of its extremely strict rules. About 31,500 cases have been confirmed nationwide. 912 people have died in connection with Covid-19. The borders have already been largely closed since March 2020.
- source: ORF.at/agencies/picture: pixabay.com
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