After a new wave of coronavirus infections, the Australian state of Victoria declared a state of emergency and imposed a series of control measures in Melbourne, the second most populous city in Australia: it starts from the night curfew to arrive at the ban on celebrate weddings, a measure never applied during the pandemic.
Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that the restrictions will take effect on Sunday at 18:00 local time and will remain in effect until September 13 at least. The BBC reports it.
Melbourne residents will not be allowed to travel more than 5 km (3.1 miles) from their home, exercise will be limited to once a day and one person will be able to shop for essentials at a time.
After the first successes in repressing the virus, Australia has had fewer cases than many other countries, recording around 17,000 infections and 200 deaths. But cases are growing rapidly in the state of Victoria. in the last 24 hours the Australian state reported 671 new cases of covid-19 and seven deaths thus bringing the total number of infections to 11,557 and the victims to 123.
"We must do more. We must go further. It is the only way to overcome this situation, "Andrews said at a press conference.
The United States recorded over 60,000 new coronavirus positivity cases for the fifth consecutive day . This is evidenced by the new financial statements of Johns Hopkins University. In the last 24 hours, in fact, the infected have risen by 61,262, with 1,051 deaths. The US currently has 4.6 million infected and 154,319 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
The number of coronavirus deaths in Latin America has surpassed 200,000 , after 191 deaths have occurred in Peru in the past few hours. Various international media reported this, citing the Reuters agency account.
Libya has registered another 70 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours , bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,691. The Libyan National Center for Disease Control announced on its official Facebook page, stating that the death toll rises to 80, the healed to 619, and the current positive people from 2,929 to 2,992, with most cases in the South The government of Tripoli ordered the extension of the curfew with 5 days of total lockdown until next Wednesday, with a ban on movement and large gatherings in beaches or gardens and the partial lockdown from 21 to 6 in the morning for the next 5 days.