Melbourne Extends COVID-19 Lockdown for Another Week
Voice of America
Authorities in Australia’s southern state of Victoria have extended a one-week lockdown for its capital, Melbourne, to contain the spread of a new COVID-19 outbreak.
The lockdown was initially imposed across the entire state last week after health officials detected a highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that was rapidly spreading across Victoria state. The latest outbreak has been linked to an overseas traveler who became infected with a variant first detected in India during his mandatory hotel quarantine phase. Health officials announced six new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 60. “If we let this thing run its course, it will explode," Victoria state Acting Premier James Merlino told reporters in Melbourne. “We’ve got to run this to ground because if we don’t, people will die.”A scenic view from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 10, 2024. A view of roses in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, May 10, 2024. The White House Kitchen Garden in Washington, May 10, 2024. The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden at the White House in Washington, May 10, 2024.
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