Elderly Melbournian with Indian strain of Covid-19 in intensive care on ventilator
VIC Acting Premier James Merlino said the person is not in a very good way
The 70+ year old was eligible for the vaccine but had not been immunised Covid numbers in Victoria has grown to 26, with 11 new cases overnight
Victoria will enter lockdown that will last for seven days starting at midnight
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The blame game over who s responsible for the latest coronavirus lockdown imposed on Victorians has divided Australia.
Victoria s acting premier has tried to lay blame at the Federal Government s feet, saying they should have moved quarantine hotels out of major cities and overhauled the system.
But a poll of Daily Mail Australia readers has pointed the finger firmly at the Victorian state government itself, after the state was plunged into its fourth lockdown in 14 months - the only Australia state to suffer such a gruelling fate.
The seven-day-long circuit breaker lockdown from midnight Thursday will see seven million Victorians living under stay-at-home orders with schools and non-essential shops closed.
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SA Health released the findings of a report on Wednesday suggesting there were no protocol failures or high-risk events that could have caused the outbreak of cases in Victoria.