Victoria's construction industry has been linked to 403 Covid-19 cases prompting shut down

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shut down the state's construction industry after it was revealed 403 Covid-19 cases have been linked to the sector. There are now 300,000 tradies out of work for two weeks following the shut down announced late on Monday night with hundreds taking to the streets of Melbourne to protest outside construction union CFMEU's office. More than 400 Covid-19 cases have been linked to Victoria's construction industry as it shuts down for two weeks There are now 300,000 tradies out of work for two weeks following the shut down with hundreds taking to the streets of Melbourne on Monday and Tuesday to protest outside construction union CFMEU's office 'We've referred to multiple cases seeding from metropolitan Melbourne into the regions given the highly mobile and young permitted workforce that has been in the construction sector, for the past 18 months,' Mr Foley said. Riot police are seen outside the Victoria's Parliament House during Tuesday's protest, which came a day after violent demonstrators damaged the CFMEU head office in Melbourne's CBD Hundreds of protestors - many wearing hi-vis - marched towards state parliament to rally against mandatory vaccine orders MELBOURNE ANTI-VAXXER PROTESTERS' LIST OF DEMANDS 1. Before workers can return to the tools on October 5, they must show proof of having at least one Covid vaccination - a measure which has sparked outrage among many Protests turned ugly on Monday with tradies hurling bottles at CFMEU construction secretary John Setka and smashing the office's door down 'There was a small minority of construction workers, some of them when it all got violent just walked away from it.