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Australia’s second most populous state Victoria has announced that it will reinstate tighter restrictions on home and public gatherings after logging a double digit rise in coronavirus cases for a fourth straight day.
The restrictions, which come into force on Monday and will last until July 12, reverse a relaxation of the rules at the start of this month that had allowed for home and outdoor gatherings of up to 20 people.
“It is unacceptable that families anywhere in our state just because they want this to be over pretend that it is. It is not over,” Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews said at a televised media conference.
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