Most shops and businesses in Australia’s second-biggest city will remain closed for six weeks
A lone commuter walks out of Flinders Street station on August 6 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ASANKA RATNAYAKEAustralia’s second-biggest city, Melbourne, began the first day of a six-week total lockdown on Thursday with the closure of most shops and businesses raising new fears of food shortages, as authorities battle a second wave of coronavirus infections.
But the Victorian outbreak threatens to spill into other states. New South Wales reported 12 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the national tally to 483. There were no cases reported in other states and territories “There’s no need for people to be trying to stockpile months and months of food,” Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.
Forecast national peak unemployment was revised upwards to about 10% due to Victoria’s reimposition of restrictions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Counting those workers on Australia’s wage subsidy scheme, Morrison said effective unemployment would be closer to 14%.
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