Victoria's worsening Covid-19 crisis has raised fears that lockdown could be extended and the state's roadmap to freedom pushed back.
The state experienced its worst day yet of the pandemic after reporting a record 1,438 new cases on Thursday.
The astronomical spike in cases has been blamed on illegal AFL gatherings over the weekend with warnings from one doctor that case numbers could spike up to 6,000 a day.
The grim warning has residents concerned that premier Daniel Andrews will have to revise his roadmap to freedom and delay the reopening of the state.
Victoria's worsening Covid-19 crisis has raised fears that lockdown could be extended and the state's roadmap to freedom pushed back
The grim warning has raised fears that premier Daniel Andrews will have to revise his roadmap to freedom and delay the reopening of the state
Melbourne GP Mukesh Haikerwal warned case numbers would 'double and double again'.
'I'll say it again,' he told The Today Show on Friday. 'They will probably double and double again.'
'We have got to have good testing, good contact tracing. Keep the things going around ventilation.
'Then we have to remember, we have done over 230 days in isolation, the most locked down city in the world in Melbourne.'
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp said it would be 'devastating' if the plans to reopen the state were delayed.
'For the rules to change at this stage would be devastating for so many people,' Ms Capp said.
'They really want to know that if we do the right thing and hit the restrictions, if we get vaccinated, that we can still open.'
Mayor Capp said plenty of attention had been given to the number of infections and death toll caused by the virus but not enough to the silent victims.
'But we're not counting the daily cost of lockdowns and border closures, both on health
