Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said officials "had no choice" but to put the state into a snap lockdown. Video / Sky News AustraliaVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews said officials "had no choice" but to put the state into a snap lockdown. The spread of the virus in Victoria still appears to be contained, with only 13, 16, and 19 community cases recorded in the last three days. "Life as normal puts at risk hundreds of cases becoming thousands of cases, becoming tens of thousands of cases." Anyone who had been in Victoria since July 8 was encouraged to keep checking the Victoria Health website for exposure sites - as the list of locations of interest continued to grow.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2021 23:35 UTC