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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
National
Nicola Gage

Australia's second-largest city Melbourne reimposes lockdown

Australia's second-largest city Melbourne reimposes lockdown

Millions of people in Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, are going back into lockdown after a resurgence in coronavirus infections.

The government said the tough measures are the only way to keep the outbreak from spiralling out of control.

In Victoria, 191 people tested positive for coronavirus on Monday.

Al Jazeera's Nicola Gage reports from the capital Canberra.

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