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Swathe of Melbourne ordered into lockdown as virus spikes in Australia

Medical workers collect a swab sample during community Covid-19 testing in Broadmeadows, Melbourne, Australia. – EPA pic, June 30, 2020.

HUNDREDS of thousands of people across Melbourne’s north and west were ordered to stay at home today as Australia’s second-largest city struggled to contain a spike in Covid-19 cases. The southern state of Victoria has recorded 233 cases since Thursday – mostly in Melbourne – a major surge in a country that has otherwise successfully curbed the spread of the virus.

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