Health experts welcome Melbourne lockdown extension but question curfew

Grattan Institute's Stephen Duckett says roadmap on the right track' but evidence for overnight curfew is limited'

Public health experts have backed the Victorian government's decision to extend Melbourne's stage four lockdown and only lift all restrictions once there is no community transmission of Covid-19, but have questioned the effectiveness of the overnight curfew.

The stage four lockdown has been extended for two weeks with some allowances made for single people living alone and a doubling of the time permitted for exercise. After that, from 28 September, the harshest measures of stage four will continue - including the curfew - but people will be able to meet in larger groups outdoors and some students will return to school.