Victoria Hits 134 New Cases as Lockdown Looms

Victoria Hits 134 New Cases as Lockdown Looms
Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on July 5, 2020. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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As five million Victorians prepare to enter six weeks of lockdown, the state has recorded 134 new coronavirus cases, including two at public housing towers.

Several hundred police and soldiers will enforce a “hard border” around Melbourne as the city re-enters lockdown for six weeks.

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