Residents across Greater Melbourne are set to be reprieved after. Some Australian states have imposed border restrictions on travelers from Melbourne. Melbournes tough lockdown will end on Friday as planned unless there is a massive surge in mystery cases, government sources say. It was largely blamed on lax infection control procedures at two Melbourne hotels where international travelers were required to quarantine for 14 days.Īt the time, the rest of Australia was relaxing restrictions due to low case numbers after an initial nationwide lockdown. Melbourne emerged from a 111-day lockdown in October following a fresh wave of infections that peaked at 725 cases a day. “I am confident that this short, sharp circuit breaker will be effective. It spreads much more easily,” Andrews told reporters. Pedestrians walk away from the central business district as lockdown due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus starts in Melbourne, Wednesday, Aug. until the same time on Wednesday because of a contagious British variant of the virus first detected at a Melbourne Airport hotel that has infected 13 people.Īndrews said the rate of spread demanded drastic action to avoid a new surge in Melbourne. More than 3000 residents were forced to stay inside the North Melbourne and Flemington buildings in July 2020. 'We will monitor this every hour,' he said. Residents are ordered to stay at home except to exercise and for essential purposes.Ī population of 6.5 million will be locked down from 11:59 p.m. Mr Andrews said the decision on whether or not Melbournes week-long lockdown would need to be extended would be made as close to Thursday as possible. Schools and many businesses will be closed. Only international flights that were already in the air when the lockdown was announced will be allowed to land at Melbourne Airport. The Australian Open tennis tournament will be allowed to continue but without spectators, he said.

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