State Premier Daniel Andrews said the lockdown would last at least six weeks, as he warned residents "we can't pretend" the coronavirus crisis is over.
"There is simply no alternative other than thousands and thousands of cases and potentially more," he told reporters. Although the lockdown covers the Melbourne metropolitan area, the entire state of Victoria will effectively be sealed off from the rest of the country, as state borders are closed. So far, 69 cases have been recorded across the nine densely populated towers and there are concerns the virus could spread widely, with one health official likening the crowded conditions inside to "vertical cruise ships".Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has long minimised the risks posed by the coronavirus, has said he has been tested after showing symptoms including a fever.
He had already watered down the bill on Friday by vetoing several articles, such as requiring employers to supply face masks for their staff and another mandating that public authorities should provide face coverings for "economically vulnerable people". Since he was in a private residence, he did not break the new law, but that did not spare him from an avalanche of criticism online for not providing a good example.The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone last night as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.
When the death toll passed the 100,000 mark on 27 May, President Donald Trump expressed satisfaction that the number of new infections was declining, even though experts warned of a possible resurgence.
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