MELBOURNE: Non-essential businesses in Australia’s second-biggest city were ordered Monday to close as officials struggle to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said most retail outlets in Melbourne would be required to shut down from midnight Wednesday into Thursday, while sectors including meat production and construction would be ordered to scale down operations from Friday.
The announcement came as the state recorded 429 new infections and 13 deaths from the virus Monday.
Non-essential Melbourne businesses ordered shut to curb coronavirus
Short Url
https://arab.news/v4vck
Updated 03 August 2020
Non-essential Melbourne businesses ordered shut to curb coronavirus
- Most retail outlets in Melbourne required to shut down from midnight Wednesday
- State recorded 429 new infections and 13 deaths from the virus on Monday
