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Australia's second-biggest city under new virus lockdown

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Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city Tuesday.

Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews announced a six-week lockdown would begin Wednesday, warning"we can't pretend" the virus crisis is over.

Residents will be restricted to their homes except for work, exercise, medical care or to buy essentials. But there is growing concern that most of Melbourne's new cases are not directly linked to residents returning from overseas. An AFP reporter in the border town of Albury said that hours before the closures were expected to start, residents were still trying to secure permits allowing them to cross for work or essential business.

Around 3,000 people in the city were also locked down in their homes on Saturday in Australia's strictest coronavirus response to date after a cluster emerged in a high-rise public housing estate.

 

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