Victoria Declares ‘State Of Disaster’ With Stage 4 Lockdown & Overnight Curfew In Melbourne

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Australia’s Victoria has declared a ‘state of disaster’ and locked down millions in Melbourne

Draconian new rules were introduced to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city Melbourne on Sunday

Shops, factories and other non-essential businesses will be shut down as authorities fight a second wave of coronavirus.

The measures include an overnight curfew for the city’s five million residents after an earlier lockdown failed to contain the pandemic.

The restrictions on businesses is expected to cause shortages of meat across the city and call centres will also shut down in a blow to those trying to work from home

Mail Online reports: Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday announced thousands more businesses would also have to shut down from Thursday as 429 more cases were diagnosed. 

Thirteen more Victorians also lost their lives overnight, bringing the state’s total to 136 and Australia’s to 221.

‘I never thought I’d find myself in a position where I’d have to ask people not to go to work,’ Mr Andrews admitted.

‘There is significant damage there needs to be done here, but to do that damage and fix the health problem and then be able to move then to rebuilding the economy.

‘We know that that damage is not just in dollars, that damage will present in lots of different ways.’

Increased restrictions on what qualifies as an essential business or worker mean most shops and entire industries will have to shut down.

Businesses will be divided up into three categories – essential ones that operate as normal, ones that must slash shifts and output, and those that must close.

Department stores like Myer, David Jones, Target, Big W, and Kmart will all be forced to close – but can sell online an have customers pick up their orders.

Bunnings will be closed to everyone but tradies but as with retailers, other customers will be able to order online and pick up at the store.

The hardware store had begged to stay open to all customers, claiming home DIY and gardening were essential for many people’s mental health during lockdown. 

16 Comments

    • If I were driving and saw any of these assholes in a crosswalk, I would accelerate. They’ve grazed at the top of the public trough their whole, miserable lives…time for them to DIE!

    • Until you understand that the Vatican is Canon Law and Maritime Law and so is all of the law you know nothing about reality Until you understand why Obama said ” the Pope is the moral authority for rule of law ” you havent a clue about what’s going on And when you understand that not one republican said a word in opposition or defense of the moral authority for rule of law being ” the will of we the people ” rhen you will kbow the truth ,at least a bit of the truth and why everything else is baloney

  1. Hes another slow He rhunjs he can claim to be a good catholic to get their votes ,and be an abotionist at the same time .He thinks he can have his cake and eat it too and he’s not going to get his fingers burned . Theyre all users .

    • That simpsons pic hardly describes the situation no diversity. Post modern Australia has to have all colors and creeds shown. Spingfield is 95% white not Arpoo in this pic either!.

  2. This is austrlias version of a democrap. Retarded, a faggot, a pedophile, a communist. Dan andrews must be executed for collaborating with communist china against the wishes of the country and its people.

    • Trump is doing no different in USA. Even originally claimed he would
      never wear a mask and now changed his tune on that completely so.. lol !

  3. Really surprised the writers at the site or its readers take any
    interest in Australia at all. Unless there is hyperbole involved. I am
    an Australian in Sydney btw.

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