15 Jul 2021

Melbourne bracing for another lockdown after COVID crosses border

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm on 15 July 2021

There are fears Melbourne is about to head into another tough lockdown after seven new community cases of COVID-19 were recorded. The virus is widely reported to have come from New South Wales residents who travelled to Victoria as movers who failed to follow COVID protocols. We speak to reporter Rebecca Holt about the latest and the mood in Melbourne as more test results are due.

A shopper crosses the street in the central business district in Melbourne on July 7, 2021

A shopper crosses the street in the central business district in Melbourne on July 7, 2021 Photo: AFP

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