Australian Dollar Extends Drop As Victoria Lockdown Continues
Victoria s Covid-19 infections rose by 6, to a total of 60 cases, on Wednesday.
In a press conference, acting Premier James Merlino said that people will be required to stay at home except for essential work. Salons and retail shops will be permitted to re-open and religious ceremonies were allowed by social distancing rules.
The news of lockdown offset the impact of upbeat GDP data for the first quarter.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that Australia s gross domestic product climbed a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent on quarter in the first three months of 2021.
More than five million Melburnians are set for at least another week of lockdown, and hundreds of casual workers and foreign students are lining up for food relief in Melbourne as they face a second week with reduced or no income.
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