Australia extends Melbourne lockdown despite drop in COVID-19 cases

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MELBOURNE: Australian officials on Sunday (Sep 6) extended a strict virus lockdown of the country's second-biggest city by two weeks, saying new ...

MELBOURNE: Australian officials on Sunday extended a strict virus lockdown of the country's second-biggest city by two weeks, saying new cases had not dropped enough to prevent another spike.

Just 63 new cases and five deaths were recorded in Victoria on Sunday, after peaking above 700 at the height of the outbreak, but health officials are taking a cautious approach. The toughest rules will be eased in Melbourne from September 13, with an overnight curfew beginning an hour later at 9:00 pm, daily exercise increased to two hours and small"social bubbles" created for people living alone.

The announcement comes a day after more than a dozen anti-lockdown protesters were arrested in Melbourne during clashes with police.

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