The Mitchell Shire, north of Melbourne, includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour, Tallarook, Pyalong and Wallan. The Mitchell Shire, including towns such as Broadford and Wallan, is not part of Metropolitan Melbourne but is covered by the lockdown.They are: Banyule, Bayside, Boroondara, Brimbank, Cardinia, Casey, Darebin, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Kingston, Knox, Manningham, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Whitehorse, Whittlesea, Wyndham, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.Metropolitan Melbourne, also known as Greater Melbourne, includes 31 municipalities.Mr Andrews said he spoke to the Prime Minister earlier on Tuesday and asked for a further 260 Australian Defence Force personnel to help with on the ground support alongside Victoria Police. He said the six-week timeframe was decided at National Cabinet and would allow the right amount of data to be collected so health authorities would know if the suppression strategy was working. "We know we are on the cusp of something very, very bad if we don't take these steps today," he said. He said the virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of Melbourne. He said said people acting as if the pandemic was over was "not the answer, it is part of the problem". Mr Andrews said a sense of complacency had contributed to the spread of the virus. "It is simply impossible, with case rates at these levels, to have enough contract tracing staff to have enough physical resources … in order to suppress and contain this virus without taking significant steps," he said. Mr Andrews said the new restrictions were the result of the "unacceptably" high number of new cases. There were 191 new confirmed cases announced on Tuesday, with 37 linked to known outbreaks and the remaining 154 under investigation. The new restrictions are expected to affect about 5 million people. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the stay-at-home orders would be reimposed from Wednesday night.
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