3 Aug 2020

Victoria back in lockdown, further restrictions expected

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 3 August 2020

Melbourne is being described as a ghost town, following the city's first night back in lockdown.

A man walks down the normally busy shopping precinct of Collins Street in Melbourne on July 22, 2020

Photo: AFP

Yesterday, Victoria declared a "state of disaster," allowing police greater powers to help enforce the tightened restrictions as the state tries to force down worrying community transmission rates of Covid-19.

The Victorian Government will today announce what businesses will be required to shut down, and will impose severe restrictions on others.

Māni Dunlop spoke to ABC Melbourne reporter, Elias Clure.