Coronavirus live news: Victoria declares state of disaster and nightly curfew for Melbourne

Hundreds of ‘mystery cases’ have forced decision in Australian state;UK planning to avoid a second national lockdown;South Africa ’s cases pass 500,000Victoria announces stage four coronavirus lockdown in MelbourneMasks recommended in more circumstances in New South WalesGlobal report: curfew in Australia ’s second-largest city as Mexico racks up daily recordSee all our coronavirus coverage9.45amBSTIn the UK, where police have broken up several large dance parties since the lockdown began earlier this year, a warning has been issued to people to stay away from an area in south-west England, where they have been forced to break up a rave attended by a “large volume” of partygoers.Gloucestershire police sent out this tweet this morning:Police are currently in the Forest of Dean near to Speculation Car Park dispersing a rave. People are advised not to attend the area due to safety and Covid risks. This will likely take some time to resolve this issue.pic.twitter.com/rtYrXSqWb39.32amBSTFinancial penalties which would otherwise be in place in the case of jobseekers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended for now as authorities seek to mitigate the social impact of the lockdown there. The Guardian ’s Luke Henriques-Gomes relays details:Some news: Welfare mutual obligations will remain suspended in Victoria until further notice, the federal government has announced.#auspolpic.twitter.com/LmK8FMvjGAContinue reading...
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