Addressing his state on August 3, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that thousands more businesses would also have to shut down from Wednesday August 5, given more than 429 more COVID 19 cases were recorded.
Once the new changes are implemented it is expected that thousands of citizens could lose their jobs with popular department stores like Myer, David Jones, Big W, Kmart, Target, Bunnings and more being told they've had to close their doors during this period.
The renewed lockdown laws has forced thousands to head to the shops across Melbourne, with many turning to panic buying. According to Daily Mail, even though grocery stores are still open during the stage 4 lockdown, long queues were still spotted by shoppers at the early hours of.
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