Melbourne Resumes Lockdown As Coronavirus Cases Surge

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Officials in Australia have announced a six-week lockdown in Melbourne and the closure of Victoria's border with New South Wales. It comes after 191 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

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Police guard access to housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia. The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities prepare to close its border with New South Wales.Police guard access to housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia.

The lockdown applies to Melbourne, its suburbs and another nearby region, Mitchell Shire, which have all seen a spike in cases. Residents will be permitted to leave their homes only to shop for essentials; medical care and caregiving; work and study impossible to do from home; and exercise. Visitors are not permitted in homes.

Elsewhere in Australia coronavirus cases have all but disappeared. The country of 25.4 million has had notable success containing the virus, reporting only 8,755 cases and 106 deaths,A judicial investigation is underway to determine the cause of Melbourne's outbreak. Attention has been largely focused on lax security at Melbourne hotels that housed people arriving from abroad who were required to quarantine for 14 days.

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People should protest in the same way they protested for BLM. This is brutality, we are so desensitized to control now, people don't care about each other anymore

Cases?!?

This is insanity and a complete abuse of power and they’re government officials deserve to be in prison!

KeiranMcelroy

Again, we must thank the chinese for this

191 cases, how cute. The US has 60k+ confirmed cases daily (more likely 700,000 cases daily) and we have zero plan or national strategy and apparently completely squandered the last 5 months not preparing or manufacturing PPE/supplies. The good ol US of A.

They are taking necessary extreme measures because of 191 cases. Meanwhile in the USA we have approximately 50,000 confirmed cases a day and trump wants kids to gather in schools in a matter of weeks.

A my po 300-400 dziennych nowych przypadkach udajemy, że wszystko jest OK

Cases mean nothing. Where are the deaths. This whole thing is a hoax. It's to bring in police state and the New world Order. Wake up!!!!

dmihalopoulos Lockdowns may prevent some CV19 deaths, but the damage they do to vulnerable populations is not given enough consideration by leaders.

Australia Kudos! Wishing health and harmony. May wisdom of Australia reach America where ignoramus' like Trump and Republican governors stay blind and deaf to deadly virus killing Americans Wishing whole world wisdom, health safety

globalcitizenln It takes only 191 new cases for Australia to do the right thing. HELP US!!!

Wow we are having 30 40 thousand new cases a day and still, we can't be bothered!

But not for Florida and Texas with more than 11k confirmed positive cases, same on those Republicans governors, they should resign and let someone work for citizens not WH

Dude in america i got 205 cases just in my zip code and they are like thats fine

Really wish this had occurred in US. Maybe we wouldn't still feel frightened to interact with people.

I would call that responding.

Last Monday morning Fresno County had 4774 cases of Covid19. By July 4th we had 6110. By last night, July 6th we had 6599. And July 4, 2 guys shopping at Smart and Final on Blackstone and Bullard were in the checkout line without masks.

Would be nice to live in a place where they care & take proper measures...

Did they try opening up all their beaches and bars and not mandating masks Oh they didn’t? Becuase they’re not stupid assholes Got it.

Meanwhile in the south of the US, we're about to open our schools as cases are rising and ICUs are filling up. Makes total sense.

Or they could just stop testing

If only we had a competent and caring administration in the U.S. America First in Covid-19.

So embarrassing and sad. I guess maga =pariah of the world.

A huge city got locked down for 191 new cases in 24 hours. realDonaldTrump could learn from this.

meanwhile from the Trump admin it’s “who cares who dies if the stock market is going up?”

meanwhile in Florida...

And we Victorians whilst disappointed by the numbers accept this is what has to happen and will do our 6 weeks in good grace to keep our people safe and protect the vulnerable

Closed for 6 weeks because of 191 new cases. Meanwhile in Florida...

In Georgia we just call that Tuesday cause BrianKempGA is mentally unfit to hold office and won’t do anything to help out his state.

urbanjackattack And our wacko leader says send the children back to school!

hmmm. Maybe they think the virus will kill you.

And that’s how you do it! GovAbbott realDonaldTrump CDCgov Mike_Pence

I just woke up to this 🙂

hey america, take notes — this is called proaction

I think California does that in about an hour.

.....no vuzzaajeng

Even NZ, which was celebrated as the greatest society of all time 2 weeks ago has new cases.

Other countries have a centralized plan on dealing with the virus. trump says “live with it. “ Embarrassed and angry to be an American in the era of COVID.

Just a nice reminder my city gets 2-3 times more cases in a day than a whole continent and we don't lock down. This is why the US is 1 in COVID.

This is what a responsible country does after 191 cases 191!!! When will the Trump base understand the need for responsibility from our government?

If you think lockdowns are going to slow this down you a not following the science. You're just postponing it. It will always surge and spike.

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