Coronavirus update: Stay-at-home orders for Victoria under active consideration amid second-wave

According to the latest update on the coronavirus situation in Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria’s health authorities said that there are 17 new cases of COVID-19, indicating a second-wave of virus and significant community transmission.

The sources of 11 of those cases are not yet known.

Two Melbourne schools are closed after a confirmed case of coronavirus was identified in a student at each school.

This comes as Victorian authorities consider reimposing stay-at-home orders for the hotspots across Melbourne's north and south-east, as the state's sharp rise in cases begins to hit interstate employment, per ABC news.