Lifted lockdowns are being reimposed, shutting businesses and curbing people’s social lives again, as communities around the world try to stop a resurgence of coronavirus before it spins out of control. Residents of Australia’s second-largest city were warned on Wednesday to comply with lockdown regulations or face tougher restrictions. Expand Close (PA Graphics) Press Association Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp (PA Graphics)“The time for warnings, the time for cutting people slack is over,” Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews said. New Zealand has been a success story in the pandemic by pursuing the ambitious target of eradication of the virus. It has imposed lockdowns on areas with high infection rates, which in some cases sparked protests from residents.

Source: Irish Independent July 15, 2020 07:38 UTC