Property Council of Australia Victorian executive director Danni Hunter said the financial costs would be felt for some time.
âThe cost of this circuit-breaker lockdown is devastating and will set Victoria back months in our economic recovery,â she said. âIt will be vital on the other side that the Victorian government boosts all efforts even further to reactivate Melbourne and ensure this is merely a small blip in our sustained economic recovery.â
Chinatown precinct spokesman Christopher Ng said the Lunar New Year weekend was the busiest time of year for local businesses, with lion dances and food stalls bringing hundreds of people to the streets.