{"id":174218,"date":"2021-02-13T07:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T02:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=174218"},"modified":"2021-02-13T07:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T02:15:54","slug":"melbourne-enters-new-coronavirus-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/melbourne-enters-new-coronavirus-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne enters new coronavirus lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>fight against COVID-19<br \/>\nnews agency<br \/>\nSYDNEY<br \/>\nAustralia\u2019s second-most populous city will enter a five-day snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Friday, barring spectators for much of the Australian Open tennis tournament.<br \/>\nA fresh COVID-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, reached 13 cases as of Thursday midnight, as authorities rushed to quash the spread of the virus. All of those infections were linked to the highly contagious UK variant.<br \/>\nVictoria Premier Daniel Andrews announced the lockdown for the state, starting at midnight on Friday, calling it a \u201cshort, sharp circuit breaker\u201d banning public gatherings, home auctions, weddings and religious gatherings.<br \/>\n\u201cWe must assume that there are further cases in the community than we have positive results for, and that it is moving at a velocity that has not been seen anywhere in our country over the course of these last 12 months,\u201d Andrews told reporters, noting the high transmission rate of the UK variant.<br \/>\nAsked about the Australian Open, which runs through Feb. 21, the premier said the Grand Slam tournament, one the biggest events in the country\u2019s sports calendar, was considered a workplace, subject to lockdown restrictions.<br \/>\n\u201cThere are no fans. There are no crowds. These people are essentially at their workplace,\u201d he said. \u201cThe minimum number of staff for it to be run safely \u2013 not just for the virus but other reasons \u2013 will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fight against COVID-19 news agency SYDNEY Australia\u2019s second-most populous city will enter a five-day snap coronavirus lockdown, authorities said on Friday, barring spectators for much of the Australian Open tennis tournament. 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