Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has threatened heavy fines for anyone breaching Covid-19 isolation orders as the state ramps up stage 4 lockdown measures in Melbourne. Andrews confirmed an increased presence from the Australian Defence Force will be deployed to enforce the orders after more than 800 people who were instructed to self-isolate at home could not be located. Victoria police chief commissioner Shane Patton added officers have been ‘baited’ by people refusing to provide their name and address. ‘We’ve had to smash the windows of people in cars and pull them out of there so they could provide their details because they weren’t telling us where they were going,’ he said
In This Story: ADF
The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and several “tri-service” units.
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Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
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Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.
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Melbourne is the coastal capital of the southeastern Australian state of Victoria. Population: 4.936 million (2018).
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The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence.
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