What we know about Victoria’s coronavirus public housing tower ‘hard lockdowns’

What does ‘hard lockdown’ mean and what assistance is available to residents?

Some 3,000 public housing residents living in nine tower block estates in the Melbourne suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne were placed into a five-day “hard lockdown” on the afternoon of 4 July.

The decision, announced at a press conference on Saturday and effective immediately, was in response to 24 coronavirus cases that have been diagnosed in the two estates.

Continue reading…What does ‘hard lockdown’ mean and what assistance is available to residents?Follow the global live blogDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsSome 3,000 public housing residents living in nine tower block estates in the Melbourne suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne were placed into a five-day “hard lockdown” on the afternoon of 4 July.The decision, announced at a press conference on Saturday and effective immediately, was in response to 24 coronavirus cases that have been diagnosed in the two estates. Continue reading…