Melbourne moves closer to local lockdowns as experts expect virus surge to worsen

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Top Stories Melbourne moves closer to local lockdowns as experts expect virus surge to worsen "Ring-fencing" virus hotspots to stop people entering and leaving has been effective at controlling coronavirus overseas and could work in Melbourne too, according to an epidemiologist who is advising the World Health Organization on its COVID-19 response. While all eyes were on COVIDSafe what wasn't getting our attention? When it launched, COVIDSafe was marketed as Australia's ticket out of lockdown, but were we focused on the wrong thing? Fans say he radiates dad-like Swedish cool. Critics say his plan means doing nothing while people die He's an unlikely hero of Sweden's contentious pandemic plan. Lauded by fans for his "Swedish dad cool", Anders Tegnell is also accused of allowing the COVID-19 casualties to pile up. Inside the Melbourne super-office that normally has 6,000 workers From thermal cameras to a dedicated nurse station, this Melbourne office is trying to be a COVID-safe space for workers. But is the very future of the skyscraper now in doubt? Better value NBN bundles leave low-income earners far worse off Michelle Sheean is one of nearly half a million low-income Australians who have not signed up to the NBN because it is simply too expensive. Fund designed to mitigate natural disasters untouched at end of financial year Not a cent of a $50 million Federal Government fund designed to be spent on natural disaster mitigation has been put to use this financial year. Where in the world are our coronavirus cases coming from? Despite a concerning uptick in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in Victoria, figures show the majority of cases recorded in Australia have come from overseas, but the numbers reflect more than just which countries are facing outbreaks. Iran wants Interpol's help to arrest Donald Trump over drone strike that killed general Iran asks Interpol to issue a red notice for the US President and more than 30 other people it says are responsible for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. Cybersecurity spending boosted as Australia targeted by online attacks The Federal Government wants 500 new positions created in its highly secretive surveillance department as part of a push to fight cyber crime around the world. Coronavirus update: US warned ignoring health guidelines a 'recipe for disaster' US authorities are considering "blanketing communities with tests" as lax social-distancing and hygiene practices cause a jump in infections, and the WHO chief is warning the pandemic is far from over. 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