Scuffles break out at Australia anti-lockdown protest
Protesters in Melbourne defied a coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, prompting 74 arrests and at least 176 infringement notices for breaching public health orders, police said, as new infections in the Australian hotspot rose to 41.
Hundreds of people protested in Melbourne, after about 200 people gathered the weekend before with protesters scuffling with police as many were restrained and taken away.
The numbers confirm a steady downward trend from a peak of more than 700 cases in a single day in early August. Victoria accounts for about 75% of Australia's more than 26,600 COVID-19 cases and its capital, Melbourne, has been under strict lockdown for several weeks.
The city will remain under hard lockdown, but the amount of time people will be able to spend outside will double to two hours per day and the overnight curfew will be shortened by an hour as of Monday.
(Source: Reuters)
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