Australia's Victoria state declares 'state of disaster'

Australia's state of Victoria has declared a "state of disaster" on Sunday in addition to the state of emergency already in place, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said in a press briefing.

A nighttime curfew will be implemented in Melbourne from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from Sunday night. Residents in the city will only be allowed to shop and exercise within five km of their home, according to the premier.

Andrews said there are now 11,557 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Victoria, including 6,322 active cases. Some 385 patients are in hospitals, and 38 of them are receiving intensive care. A total of 671 new infections and seven deaths were reported since Saturday.