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Victoria Adds 403 Cases as Australian State Fights Second Wave

Published 23/07/2020, 11:20 am
© Bloomberg. A cleaner walks along a deserted laneway at the Queen Victoria precinct in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Jul 16, 2020. Victoria state last week enforced a six-week lockdown after health authorities identified breaches in hotel quarantine procedures as the catalyst for outbreaks. An additional 1,000 defense force personnel will be sent to Victoria over the next three to four weeks to free up the state’s emergency services workers and allow them to self-isolate if they’re exposed to the coronavirus. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s Victoria state recorded 403 new coronavirus cases as it struggles to stem a second wave that has put the city of Melbourne into lockdown.

The daily tally announced Thursday followed a record 484 new cases announced the previous day in Victoria. There were five additional fatalities, State Premier Daniel Andrews said at a press conference.

The spike in Victoria has forced around 5 million people in Melbourne back into a six-week lockdown. The shutdown of the nation’s second-biggest city, which contributes about one-quarter of gross domestic product, could prolong the nation’s first recession in almost three decades.

Andrews on Thursday announced plans for a A$300 ($214) payment to encourage those feeling unwell to get tested and self-isolate.

Andrews has implored people not to flout the lockdown rules. In the two weeks to July 21, almost 90% of people feeling unwell didn’t isolate between first feeling sick and getting a test, and more than half continued to go out for work, shopping or socializing while waiting for their test results.

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© Bloomberg. A cleaner walks along a deserted laneway at the Queen Victoria precinct in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Jul 16, 2020. Victoria state last week enforced a six-week lockdown after health authorities identified breaches in hotel quarantine procedures as the catalyst for outbreaks. An additional 1,000 defense force personnel will be sent to Victoria over the next three to four weeks to free up the state’s emergency services workers and allow them to self-isolate if they’re exposed to the coronavirus. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

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