News Desk: The government is shutting down Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state, as coronavirus infections are on the rise again. The lockdown will take effect from midnight on Thursday. This area has been locked down four times. News from the BBC.

In Melbourne, 26 people have been newly infected with corona. Those people have toured 150 areas there. Authorities fear people traveling in those areas could be affected. So steps like lockdown were taken. This lockdown is effective for seven days.

Victoria had a sudden increase in infections last year. Corona’s second push there was massive. According to the BBC, more than 20,000 people were affected in Victoria. And 820 people died, which is 70 percent of the country’s total infection. Victoria held the lockdown for 112 days to cope with the shock of the infection. Then there the infection comes down to zero.

There are more than 30,000 cases of coronavirus infection in Australia, according to WorldMeters, a full-time information website. 910 people died. And more than 29 thousand have recovered. Today, 15 people have been newly infected in the country. That being said, the number of new infections that have started is higher than last year.

James Merlino, acting head of the Victorian government, said the lockdown was necessary to stop the rapid spread of the virus. Referring to the situation there, he said, “This year’s infection is spreading faster than the record of coronary infection.”

James Merlino said: “There are about 10,000 people who have been infected at different times. Victims have visited one and a half hundred places in Victoria. We needed to take action now. “