MPs Condemn State Premier’s Blaming COVID-19 Spike on Families Over Protesters

MPs Condemn State Premier’s Blaming COVID-19 Spike on Families Over Protesters
(L) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on June 17, 2020. (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) (R) Black Lives Matter protesters in Melbourne, Australia, on June 6, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian State Premier Daniel Andrews is facing scrutiny from Victoria’s right-leaning Liberal party ministers after he pointed to “families” as the main reason the state is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 cases, while not mentioning the impact of recent protests.
In the last week, Victoria has seen the number of cases of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as coronavirus, increase. Andrews announced on June 20 an extension for Victoria’s state of emergency, scaling back on the previously promised easing of social gathering restrictions.