Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown as COVID cases rise

NSW’s COVID-19 outbreak forces a lockdown extension and Vivid Sydney to postpone, whilst Victoria plunges into it’s fifth lockdown.

16 Jul 2021 12:27

Giselle Bueti

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NSW lockdown forces Vivid Sydney to postpone. Image supplied.

Sydney and Melbourne will both be in lockdown from today – the first time since the pandemic began that Australia’s two largest cities have simultaneously closed up shop.

NSW Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said Vivid will ‘only proceed if it’s safe to do so’.

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Giselle Bueti has written for publications such as The Advertiser, The Adelaide Review, RIP IT UP, BMA magazine and Yewth Mag. Previously, Giselle worked as Arts Editor for The AU Review and Content Growth Editor at ArtsHub. She is based in Melbourne, Victoria.