Australia's Victoria state imposes five-day Covid-19 lockdown
"Because this is so infectious and is moving so fast, we need a circuit breaker"
People must wear masks when they leave home for essential business, Palaszczuk said. Photo: Collected
Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria will be placed under a five-day lockdown until Wednesday, state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Friday, after a cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne reached 13 cases.
"Because this is so infectious and is moving so fast, we need a circuit breaker," Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.
Residents must stay home, except for essential work, healthcare, grocery shopping or exercise and masks must be worn everywhere, Andrews said.
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