Mr Andrews announced that residents of the public housing towers will not have to pay rent for the next fortnight. Within an hour of Mr Andrews' 4pm press conference, police had swarmed the public housing buildings and blocked all driveways and doorways. 'From this morning, we’ll start delivering one of these activity boxes to every child in the nine restricted public housing towers,' he posted. The peak body for the social service sector said any mistakes in the management of the public housing lockdowns could be 'horrific'. Premier Daniel Andrews said 23 coronavirus cases have been recorded across more than 12 households in Flemington and North Melbourne public housing estates in recent days.

Source: Daily Mail July 04, 2020 23:55 UTC