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Premier Daniel Andrews Announces Further Suburb Lockdowns In Response To Victorian COVID-19 Spike

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews arrives for a press conference on July 04, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced further lockdowns for residents in two more Melbourne postcodes, including a complete lockdown of nine public housing towers in those areas, effective from midnight, as the state tries to contain further community transmission of COVID-19. The increased lockdown measures come after Victoria recorded 108 new coronavirus cases, the highest single day total since 28 March. Residents of the Melbourne hotspot postcodes are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Businesses and facilities in these lockdown areas are also restricted and cafes and restaurants can only open for takeaway and delivery. Residents of the nine housing towers going in to lockdown will not be permitted to leave their homes for five days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews arrives for a press conference on July 04, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced further lockdowns for residents in two more Melbourne postcodes, including a complete lockdown of nine public housing towers in those areas, effective from midnight, as the state tries to contain further community transmission of COVID-19. The increased lockdown measures come after Victoria recorded 108 new coronavirus cases, the highest single day total since 28 March. Residents of the Melbourne hotspot postcodes are only able to leave home have for exercise or work, to buy essential items including food or to access childcare and healthcare. Businesses and facilities in these lockdown areas are also restricted and cafes and restaurants can only open for takeaway and delivery. Residents of the nine housing towers going in to lockdown will not be permitted to leave their homes for five days. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)