Australia's Victoria state extends Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown for second week

Australia has extended a lockdown in Melbourne by another week. The seven-day lockdown was due to end just before midnight on Thursday (June 3), but those plans have been thwarted by the spread of a highly contagious virus strain first detected in India. Six new locally acquired cases were reported on June 2. The latest outbreak has been traced back to a traveller who returned from overseas. The person left hotel quarantine in South Australia state after testing negative, but later tested positive in Melbourne. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook:   / channelnewsasia   Instagram:   / channelnewsasia   Twitter:   / channelnewsasia