Second most populous city in Australia I will come Immediate five-day lockout because of New coronavirusOfficials said on Friday, 12, preventing viewers from watching Australian Open, Tournament Sneakers.
a Possible new outbreak of infection – Connected to a hotel in which the contestants conducted the competition Quarantine in MelbourneIs the state capital of Victoria -, reached 13 cases. These diagnoses include New version do The uk.
Prime Minister of Victoria, Daniel andrews, Announced imprisonment in the state, banned public meetings, weddings and religious ceremonies, starting at midnight on Friday. He told reporters, “We must recognize that there are more cases in the community that have had positive results, and this contamination is growing at a pace that has not been seen in our country in the last 12 months.” ”
When asked about the Australian Open to be held until 21 February, Andrews said that the event was called A. Workplace, To ban the subject. “There are no fans. There are no crowds. These people are essentially in their fields, ”he said. “To safely run the minimum number of employees for the event – not just because of the virus, but for other reasons – will remain there.” The tournament was already limited to 50% of normal capacity.
Before the announcement, the Prime Minister, Scott morrison, Offered full government support for Victoria’s decisions to prevent the outbreak.
“We’ve been dealing with (the outbreak) for the last few weeks Sydney, Brisbane I Perth And so, a proportional response enables trackers to overcome them and achieve the same successful results that we have seen in other states, “Morrison told the press.
After an outbreak of more than 800 dead in the state, Victoria faced one of the toughest and longest-lived quarantines in the world last year. So far, Australia has reported About 29 thousand infections By Kovid-19 virus and 909 death Since March! / Reuters