South Australia to go into lockdown -NHK WORLD-JAPAN -13 hours ago
South Australia will go into a statewide lockdown on Thursday after a cluster of coronavirus infections was confirmed in the city of Adelaide.
Daily numbers of new infections in Australia have been capped at around a dozen this month.
Melbourne, which had been an epicenter of infections , emerged from the country's longest lockdown on November 8.
South Australia's government says 22 people believed to have had tact with a cleaner at a hotel in Adelaide where overseas returnees were quarantined have tested positive this month.
The state government promptly ordered a six-day lockdown starting on Thursday.
Schools, restaurants and bars will be closed, unnecessary outings banned, and only one person per household allowed to go outside each day.
State Premier Steven Marshall urged residents to cooperate with the measure, saying they have only one chance to contain the new wave of the virus.
South Australia's government has decided to act early to prevent a resurgence of new cases like those seen in the United States and Europe.
