One at a time: Medical workers manning a drive-through Covid-19 testing site set up at a shopping centre carpark in Melbourne. — AFP
A RENEWED Covid-19 outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city is marring the country’s reputation as a standout in suppressing the virus, and risks further damaging a regional economy that relies heavily on international tourists, students and migrants.
Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, has locked down 12 areas after recording 127 cases overnight, its biggest daily increase. Over the weekend authorities in Victoria took the toughest control measures to date in Australia, barring 3,000 residents of nine public-housing towers from leaving their apartments.
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