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Victoria’s peak business lobby warns trade in Melbourne’s CBD will suffer an immediate hit from the state government’s new COVID-19 restrictions as office workers go back to doing their jobs from home to avoid mandatory wearing of masks.
City cafes, restaurants and pubs are also braced for a sharp downturn as a result of the tighter rules, with the sector’s peak body fearing a snap lockdown after five new cases of the virus were reported on Tuesday.
Pedestrians walk through Degraves Street on Tuesday following the government announcement.
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But the events sector had a partial reprieve on Tuesday with indoor theatres advised by the government that shows could go ahead.
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