Victoria records 108 new coronavirus infections, locks down suburbs and public housing
Victoria recorded its second-highest ever daily increase in coronavirus cases, with 108 people diagnosed with the virus overnight.
Residents of nine public housing estates in inner Melbourne will be required to stay in their homes due to an outbreak of coronavirus cases.
23 cases had been identified in more than 12 households in the Flemington and North Melbourne public housing estates
the nine towers included 1,345 units of housing and were home to about 3,000 residents.
"No-one will be allowed out of those public housing towers," Mr Andrews said.
I just watched the press conference. This article misses some details.
The residents of these public housing towers will not be allowed to leave their flats/apartments at all, for any reason. They can't even step outside their front doors into the common corridors. The common areas are potential transmission vectors, so these people have to stay inside their flats and not come out at all. And the lockdown starts immediately. Anyone currently inside can't come out. Anyone who comes home can't come back out. (I except some people will decide not to go home).
This is an extreme lockdown, beyond anything done in Australia so far.
Over the next few days, all residents in the towers will be tested for coronavirus. The lockdown is expected to last for at least 5 days, which is how long it's expected to take to test everyone and get the results.