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  • Why Aren’t Melbourne’s Coronavirus Case Numbers Going Down?

    Why Aren’t Melbourne’s Coronavirus Case Numbers Going Down?

    Fourteen days after Melbourne was put back into lockdown, the latest daily case number of 484 in Victoria makes for dispiriting reading. Why have the numbers stubbornly refused to go down, despite Melburnians being confined to their homes for all but non-essential trips? The first lockdown, imposed nationwide in March and April, was largely successful…