'COVID-19 reminds us of the Spice Girls': Sydney pub fires a shot at Melbourne with a stinging insult on a sign as Victoria battles second coronavirus wave
- A joke comparing Victoria's COVID-19 infections to the Spice Girls has gone viral
- One Sydney pub wrote the joke on a chalkboard sign before it was posted online
- The joke was originally cracked by British comedian Ross Noble on The Project
- Another great gag comparing Melbourne to Spice Girls member Mel B was made
- Victoria is battling a second wave with 73 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday
A Sydney pub has taken a savage swipe at Victoria's COVID-19 outbreak as the state battles a second wave of infections.
A passerby took a picture of the sign and shared it to Reddit on Wednesday, where it has since been upvoted almost 4,000 times.
'COVID-19 and Australia reminds us of the Spice Girls. Everyone is doing their best... except Victoria,' the sign read.
A Sydney pub took a savage swipe at Victoria's COVID-19 situation on a chalkboard sign that was photographed and reposted to Reddit on Wednesday
The joke references former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham not joining Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown on the band's highly-anticipated reunion tour last year.
British comedian Ross Noble originally made the joke during an appearance on The Project on Tuesday night before it spread online.
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When the joke was reposted to Reddit, even more gags were unleashed in the comment section.
'Australia is like the Spice Girls 'cos MelB is the scary one,' one person wrote, making a pun on Melbourne and 'Scary Spice' Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B.
While the jokes were intended as lighthearted banter, they come as Melbourne and Victoria battle a serious second wave of coronavirus.
Comedian Ross Noble (pictured) originally made the joke during an appearance on The Project on Tuesday night before it was reposted online
Victoria on Wednesday reported 73 new COVID-19 cases, compared with 14 in NSW - all of them returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
Now more than 300,000 Victorians in suburbs at the centre of the COVID-19 outbreak have been sent back into lockdown and told they aren't welcome in other states.
Stay-at-home orders have been reintroduced for 10 postcodes in Melbourne's inner north and west from Thursday until at least July 29, after a 15th consecutive day of double-digit case increases in the state.
People living in those neighbourhoods will only be allowed to leave home for work, study, essential shopping, exercise or to receive or give care.
Police will be patrolling the streets and screening residents entering and leaving the postcodes.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he backed the Victorian government's drastic measure.
'Where outbreaks do occur you need to move on them as the Victorian government is and they have our full support with that,' he told the Nine Network.
Meanwhile, NSW has announced Victorians from the 10 postcodes could face six months in jail or fines of up to $11,000 if they try to cross the border.
'Victorians right now from those hot spots are not welcome in NSW. We are sorry,' NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said.
Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) gather information and conduct temperature checks at a drive-in COVID-19 testing site set up at the Melbourne Show Grounds
Queensland is banning all Victorians from entering the state but welcoming other visitors from July 10.
South Australia has shelved plans to reopen its Victorian border but is weighing up a travel deal with NSW and the ACT.
There were 87 new cases across the country on Wednesday, taking the total to 7920.
After an adjustment in reporting methods, there are fewer than 400 active cases in Australia, down from 693 on Tuesday.
There are now more than 350 active cases are in Victoria.
People wait in chairs and cars during testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a drive and walk through pop-up venue in Melbourne
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