Coronavirus live news: Victoria faces stage 4 lockdown as South Africa cases pass 500,000

Daniel Andrews expected to hold press conference at 2pm AEST; Australian state braced for new announcement; South Africa accounts for more than half of Africa’s diagnosed Covid-19 infections. Follow the latest updatesVictoria to announce stage four coronavirus lockdown restrictions with federal backingVictoria and Melbourne coronavirus mapMelbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown Read more

Victoria to announce stage 4 coronavirus lockdown restrictions with federal backing

Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce tougher rules to attempt to contain rising community transmissionFollow the coronavirus live blogMelbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown rules explainedThe Victorian government is set to announce the details of tougher lockdown measures on Sunday afternoon.Guardian Australia understands the premier, Daniel Andrews, will spell out Read more