Citizens having their 'lives ruined and businesses destroyed' in Victoria

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says what is unfolding in Victoria is a major scandal and represents catastrophic failures from the government in dealing with the virus.

“Victoria was today virtually shut down to fight the coronavirus,” Mr Bolt said.

Premier Andrews has detailed the lengths of the stage four lockdowns which will turn metropolitan Melbourne into a ghost town for at least six weeks in a desperate bid to slow the spread of the killer coronavirus.

Mr Andrews ordered all non-essential workers not to leave their homes from Thursday but promised people they will not need to bulk buy food as supermarkets, grocery stores and pharmacies would stay open.

With the state is plunged into widespread lockdowns, Mr Bolt said the Victorian government and the federal government “failed catastrophically” to stem the spread of the virus away from aged care homes.

“Wouldn't it be so much simpler, cheaper and less traumatic to close off those homes (and) not shut down the whole state”.

"Instead, more people will have their lives ruined, their savings wiped out and their business destroyed, he said.

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