Australia to deploy military personnel to enforce coronavirus isolation in Victoria state

Australia will deploy 500 more military personnel to Victoria state to enforce stay-at-home orders, according to local media reports on Tuesday morning. 

The state has reported 439 new COVID-19 cases and 11 fatalities in the past 24 hours.

Earlier this week, Victoria has entered a "state of disaster," which will be in place for at least the next six weeks until September 13.

(Cover: People in Melbourne City, Australia, August 4, 2020./CFP)