Victorians will be sent into lockdown again after the number of positive coronavirus cases climbed to 26 overnight and the number of exposure sites surged to nearly 80.

The lockdown was announced by acting Premier James Merlino on Thursday morning and goes into effect from 11.59pm for seven days.

Today on Please Explain, The Age’s city editor Bianca Hall joins Nathanael Cooper to explore the latest lockdown measures and what brought Victoria to this point.

Victorians will be sent into lockdown again after the number of positive coronavirus cases climbed to 26 overnight and the number of exposure sites surged to nearly 80.
The lockdown was announced by acting Premier James Merlino on Thursday morning and goes into effect from 11.59pm for seven days.
Today on Please Explain,&nbsp;The Age&rsquo;s city editor Bianca Hall joins Nathanael Cooper to explore the latest lockdown measures and what brought Victoria to this point.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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