Covid 19 coronavirus: 'No way' Victorian lockdown will end within three weeks, expert says

An expert says there is 'no way' Victoria's lockdown will end within three weeks as initially announced. Victorians were expected to emerge from a six-week lockdown on August 16 but Melbourne University epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely believes authorities will need at least two extra weeks beyond that to get coronavirus cases down. Blakely told news.com.au that outbreaks in the aged-care sector have contributed to continuing high numbers and said there was 'no way' lockdown would end within three weeks. 'Things have not gone the way we hoped,' he said. 'Numbers are still high because of essential workers. It will take longer to pull the numbers back because there are cases in so many different segments.'