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Melbourne lockdown: Five million residents prepare for six weeks of staying at home | Covid-19

More than five million residents of Melbourne will be locked down for six weeks after Covid-19 cases surged in Australia's second-biggest city, authorities announced today. State Premier Daniel Andrews said the lockdown would begin at midnight on Wednesday and last at least six weeks, as he warned residents "we can't pretend" the coronavirus crisis is over. After the south-eastern city detected 191 new cases in 24 hours, Andrews said there were now too many incidents of the virus to trace and track. "These are unsustainably high numbers," he said. "No-one wanted to be in this position. I know there will be enormous amounts of damage that will be done because of this. It will be very challenging." Although the lockdown covers the Melbourne metropolitan area, the entire state of Victoria will also be effectively sealed off from the rest of the country from today at midnight, as state borders are closed. Read the latest on this story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-he... Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.