Melbourne Heads Back To Lockdown

Five million residents ordered to stay at home to combat the resurgence in Covid-19 cases

Australia on Tuesday ordered millions of people locked down in its second-biggest city to combat a surge in coronavirus cases, as nations across the planet scrambled to stop the rampaging pandemic. While some countries are worried about second waves of infections, the worst-hit — - the United States — was still knee-deep in its first, its top expert warned, with cases also surging in India and Brazil. Global COVID-19 cases have surged past 11.5 million with more than 536,000 dead, and the lingering threat was illustrated by Australia — which had largely suppressed its outbreak — locking down five million people in Melbourne to fight a recent spike.