‘Bungling, incompetent’ Andrews government plunges state into ‘heartless’ lockdown

Sky News host Rowan Dean says Victoria’s recent lockdown was the most “heartless and disgraceful” decision from a “heartless bungling and incompetent” government. Victoria was plunged into a seven-day state-wide lockdown on Thursday after Melbourne’s northern suburbs cluster grew to 26. The cluster has since grown to over forty, while Victorian health authorities have expanded the list of exposure sites to 174. The lockdown resulted in funerals across the state reduced to a capacity of only ten, while a ceremony for an eight-year-old boy in Warrnambool failed to receive an exemption. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said he was unaware of the “thinking around” the decision to deny the exemption for the funeral but said it was likely due to “equity reasons”. Sky News host Rita Panahi said the decision was “heartbreaking, cruel” and plain “indecent”. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au