Victoria considers stringent lockdown measures after a 49 new cases of COVID recorded

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he is considering issuing stay-at-home orders and locking down at-risk suburbs after the state recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. Of the 49 new cases reported — four are from known outbreaks, 26 detected through routine testing, the other 19 are under investigation. Mr Andrews said the state government will ensure people in quarantine will be tested for the novel pathogen twice, once at the beginning of their isolation period and then one near the end. Mr Andrews also said 780,000 tests had been conducted in Victoria since the beginning of the year. “Much like a bushfire, putting this out is challenging,” Andrews said. “Containing it, though, is something that we can do.”

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