Victoria Covid update: Melbourne under curfew as Daniel Andrews extends lockdown by two weeks
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Daniel Andrews has imposed a night-time curfew on Melbourne and extended the lockdown for two more weeks after criticising the selfish choices" of people who allegedly breached restrictions to take part in take-away pub crawls, picnics, sleepovers and an engagement party.
The curfew will operate from 9pm to 5am each day and begin immediately. It's the second time Victoria has imposed a curfew to enforce stay-at-home orders - a curfew was also imposed during the stage four lockdown last year.
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