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Aerial views showed protesters breaking through police lines and being met with pepper spray, as they continued to march through the city streets. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday expanded a lockdown in that city to the entire state as he reported 61 new locally acquired cases. At least 39 of the new Victoria cases were active in community while infectious, raising concerns over officials’ ability to gain control over the outbreak. Eighteen people were in hospital, eight in… Source link

An emotional Daniel Andrews has ended Melbourne’s lockdown, lifting several restrictions after the state recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time in 139 days. The Victorian premier thanked the state’s people for staying the course as he announced Melbourne’s five million people will be able to return to pubs, cafes and restaurants alongside other social changes. It comes a day after Mr Andrews hit pause on a planned step forward on Melbourne’s road out of lockdown as he… Source link