And an addition of 12 deaths to the toll
That 113 new COVID-19 case number is the (equal) lowest in nearly 8 weeks. Harsh lockdown restrictions in the state capital city of Melbourne have driven the curve lower:
- all except essential businesses shut (online and some 'click and collect still operate)
- night time curfew for the population in place
- people only allowed to travel 5kms from home (some exceptions of course)
- only one hour of exercise per day permitted
- only one household member permitted to shop for essentials per day
The flipside of the improving case number trend is the cost to the economy. This side effect of the response to a second wave is being felt in other regions (of the world) with similar.
