Daniel Andrews, Victoria’s premier, has conducted 100 consecutive daily news conferences. In Melbourne, we all watch. We are all exhausted.
Tag: Melbourne (Australia)
In Melbourne, Springtime Ushers in a New Sense of Hope
As our Covid-19 restrictions ease, the mood of the city feels like the weather.
A Doctor Asks: Is Covid Scaring Us Away From Our Humanity?
The biggest threat posed by the coronavirus may not be its virulence, but rather the way it slowly erodes what it means to be human.
Melbourne is a Case Study in Navigating a Second Wave of Coronavirus
Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in handling a second wave of infections. There are lots of unanswered questions.
What Can Victorian Schools Teach America About Reopening?
With around 100 schools closed because of students or teachers with COVID-19, Australia has lessons for other countries aiming to reopen.
What Can Victorian Schools Teach America About Reopening?
With around 100 schools closed because of students or teachers with COVID-19, Australia has lessons for other countries aiming to reopen.
Melbourne Lockdown Elicits Hope, Anger and Vows of Resilience
Readers respond to the situation in Australia.
KFC Birthday Party Costs $18,000 in Covid-19 Fines in Australia
“That’s a heck of a birthday party to recall,” said Chief Commissioner Shane Patton of the Victoria police. Officers were led to a house where they found people hiding in the backyard, garage and under beds.
Dispatch from a Locked-Down Melbourne
The mood in Melbourne among family and friends and strangers on the internet is defeated and dark.
Australia Locks Down 300,000 in Melbourne Area After Coronavirus Surge
The authorities have locked down 300,000 people in areas around Melbourne heavily populated by immigrants, reinforcing the coronavirus’s outsized impact on disadvantaged communities.