27 May 2021

Melbourne heads into a seven day lockdown

From Lately, 10:20 am on 27 May 2021

The State of Victoria is hours away from a snap seven-day lockdown at midnight their time - 2am New Zealand time. Health authorities here regard the Melbourne Covid-19 outbreak to be low risk to New Zealand but say it is prudent to introduce new restrictions. Quarantine-free travel with Victoria will be paused for a further seven days - as the state goes into a week-long lockdown. Karyn speaks with Nicole Asher from the ABC in Melbourne.

People wait in queues at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Melbourne on May 26, 2021, as Australia's second biggest city scrambles to contain a growing Covid outbreak. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

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