Melbourne stage 4 restrictions and coronavirus lockdown rules explained

The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced tough new restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne, including an overnight curfew

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Stage four restrictions have been introduced across metropolitan Melbourne from Sunday 2 August for six weeks.

Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, said the restrictions have been brought in to get community transmission - cases where the source of the transmission cannot be determined - under control. Andrews said government modelling showed that without these measures, stage three restrictions would need to last six months.