Live updates coronavirus: Victoria braces for stage four lockdown after high COVID-19 cases, aged care crisis continues; NSW battles clusters, Australian death toll jumps to 201

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says stage four restrictions are needed because modelling predicts current restrictions would have taken until the end of the year to bring case numbers down to zero.

“Those mysteries … are in many respects our biggest challenge. And the reason why we need to move to a different set of rules,” he said. “But after a lot of hard work a lot of detailed analysis, our public health experts … [have] provided advice to me that simply says if we were to pursue this strategy with a view to driving down numbers to a very low level where we could reopen, it would likely be the end of the year before we were able to reopen. That's a six-month strategy that is simply not going to work.

There are 385 people in hospital with COVID-19, six more than yesterday, and 38 in intensive care, three less than yesterday.Victoria declares state of disaster, curfews imposedA state of disaster has been declared in Victoria and some new lockdown rules will come into place from Sunday night in metropolitan Melbourne, including a curfew from 8pm to 5am for non-essential activities.

A long queue forms outside Woolworths supermarket in South Melbourne as customers prepare to stock up on shopping with Melbourne facing tougher stage four lockdown restrictions within days.People are being patient and no grabbing or hoarding was evident in three suburban supermarkets visited by The Age, a refreshing surprise given past shopper form.

There are some extremely full carts exiting the shops but staff appear well prepared for a very solid a Sunday.ByWestern Australia Premier Mark McGowan has labelled Clive Palmer as 'Australia's greatest egomaniac' as the Queensland billionaire continues his legal fight in court to lift WA's hard border.

Mr Andrews: you have completely crossed the line with these measures (if you hadn't done so already). A nightly curfew in particular is a heinous contravention of peoples' liberties. The worst is: you justify this on the basis of a completely one-sided view of the science.

ozhomeschool How and WHAT law gives these psychopaths the right to enforce a state of disaster whenever they feel like it. They must have to follow necessary procedural steps to classify this. My gosh how are they even getting away with this.

ChristyHeiney australia and NZ are owned by the Rotschild. no wonder why this happen there. all BS. wake up australia

What a joke, ridiculous Australians let this stand. Successful mongering by the media has most people brainwashed into supporting it too 🤦‍♂️

DOHgovph karlo_nograles SecDuque you need to go back & declare Phil in a state of disaster. Limit movement to work & essentials only. Pass should be issued. Eh Australia hundreds lang infection nila disaster na tapos tayo 8k in few days dead ma kayo. Stop rallies & shopping.

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Translation: Gee, we really f**ked up!

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