COVID-19 | Australian state Victoria’s 50% jump in cases blamed on sport fans
The Hindu
Contact-tracers found a third of Victoria’s 1,438 new infections had broken pandemic rules by attending social gatherings, officials said.
Australia’s Victoria state on Thursday reported a jump of , which authorities largely blame on Australian Rules Football parties last weekend that breached pandemic regulations.
State capital Melbourne traditionally hosts the annual grand final which the football-obsessed city celebrates with a long weekend.
Because of Melbourne’s lockdown, two Melbourne teams played for the national premiership on Saturday in the coronavirus-free west coast city of Perth.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.