MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - The premier of Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, defended on Sunday (July 5) his decision to put nine public housing towers in a complete lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Melbourne's suburbs.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MELBOURNE - The premier of Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, defended on Sunday his decision to put nine public housing towers in a complete lockdown as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Melbourne's suburbs.
"This is not going to be a pleasant experience for those residents, but I have a message for those residents: this is not about punishment but protection," Mr Andrews said in a televised conference. The communal nature of the facilities, which house people on low incomes, has"genuinely explosive potential for the spread of the virus," said Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.
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