Australia’s Victoria declared a state of disaster on Sunday after struggling to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. A nightly curfew has been imposed for its capital Melbourne as a part of its harshest restrictions of movement to date. The curfew – from 8pm until 5am – bars Melbourne’s nearly five million population from leaving their houses except to receive or give care or for work.
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