Australia coronavirus live: Victoria extends Melbourne lockdown for another week after six new Covid cases

Concerns grow over fast-moving Melbourne Covid outbreak, amid news positive case visited New South Wales south coast

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Melbourne’s Rising arts festival has canned its entire program for the second year in a row, in the wake of Victoria’s extended Covid-19 lockdown.

Festival organisers hit the pause button on all events on 27 May, just one day after opening, as Victoria prepared to enter the first stage of yet another lockdown.

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What is to stop Melbourne residents from going to regional Victoria next Friday, ahead of the long weekend (given there will be no ‘ring of steel’ containment, and instead police will just be doing spot checks and patrols)

James Merlino:

I think Victorians are overwhelmingly doing the right thing. That’s what we have seen throughout last year. It’s the reason why we defeated the second wave.

So Victorians – whether they live and work in Melbourne or in regional Victoria – Victorians will do the right thing.

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Source: The Guardian