The Wuhan pneumonia (novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19) outbreak continues, and two new variants of the virus have recently been discovered in the United Kingdom. The Australian Governor of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, said today (12) that a five-day lockdown will be imposed in Victoria to prevent the spread of the British variant of the virus.
The media reported that Wuhan pneumonia in addition to the spread of everywhere, the virus also continues to mutate, the emergence of the British, South Africa, Brazil variant of the virus, now the British investigation found two new variant of the virus, for the British variant of the virus and then mutated. And in Australia, Melbourne Airport Terminal 4 of a cafe, 11 outbreak of confirmed cases of martial lung, the authorities are concerned that this may lead to the risk of community transmission.
According to reports, the Governor of Victoria, Andrews said today that Victoria, Australia will implement the fourth phase of a five-day circuit breaker from tomorrow (13) to prevent the spread of the British variant of the virus, resulting in a third wave of outbreaks. He also said, “The highly infectious variant of the virus in the UK is a very real challenge.”
The New South Wales (NSW) health Authority reportedly said it had contacted 7,000 people who may have been exposed to the confirmed virus that day. And South Australia (SA), Western Australia (WA), Tasmania (TAS) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have all said they will cooperate with this policy by closing their borders to anyone from Victoria.
Although the outbreak in Australia is reportedly limited to the major city of Melbourne, Andrews said, “The lockdown applies to the entire state of Victoria to avoid the spread of the Variant virus. We have to assume that there are more cases in the community than expected and also assume that the virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate this Time.”
In response to the recent Australian Open tennis tournament, Andrews reportedly said the tournament will be played without spectators, while a minimum number of staff will be assigned to ensure the safety of the tennis site.
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