Selfless Sikh volunteers have served more than 1,300 free meals to housing commission residents
Sikh
volunteers have served 1,325 free meals overnight to housing commission
residents who were suddenly forced into coronavirus lockdown
in Melbourne.
The hard
lockdown was imposed by Victorian Government on Saturday in a bid to contain an
outbreak after 27 people in the towers tested positive to coronavirus.
The group drove their specialised 'free food' vans to the neighbouring suburbs on Sunday night and left the meals outside on tables
More than
3000 tenants were unprepared for the sudden lockdown and many had been left
without groceries and other supplies.
The group drove their specialised 'free food' vans to the neighbouring suburbs on Sunday night and left the meals outside on tables
Sikh
Volunteers Australia on Sunday drove to the public housing blocks in Kensington
and Flemington, in the inner northwest, to deliver free meals to desperate
residents.
'With the help and coordination of Victorian
Department of Health and Human Services and Victoria Police today we were able
to served 1325 meals,' the group wrote on Facebook.
'Thank you
everyone for your kind support.'
Sikh Volunteers Australia on Sunday provided 1,325 free meals to residents at public housing blocks in Kensington and Flemington, in the inner city
Volunteers
didn't come into contact with any residents in order to prevent potential
spread of coronavirus beyond the towers.
'We are
not making any direct contact with anyone. We leave food on the table, people
come there one by one and take food from there,' an organiser said.
Premier
Andrews ordered the closure of the nine public housing towers from 4pm on
Saturday amid fears the virus is spreading rapidly within their walls.
The 'hard
lockdown' will see 3,000 people in towers across Flemington, Kensington and
North Melbourne forced to stay inside - with armed police on every floor of
every block ensuring they do not leave for any reason over the next five days.
A 'total' or 'hard' lockdown where residents are completely confined to their homes is a first for Australia during the pandemic
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8492361/Sikhs-serve-1-325-free-meals-housing-commission-residents-coronavirus-lockdown-Melbourne.htmlA 'total' or 'hard' lockdown where residents are completely confined to their homes is a first for Australia during the pandemic
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