'Let me in!' TikTok pokes fun of Victorians after the rest of Australia shut their borders to the coronavirus-stricken state
- TikTok users have made fun of Victorians who are shut off from rest of Australia
- Melburnians re-entered lockdown on Thursday amid spike in COVID-19 cases
- NSW-Victoria border is shut and Victorians entering QLD will be turned away
TikTok users have made fun of Victorians who are re-entering lockdown and banned from travelling to other states amid a second wave of coronavirus cases.
Residents in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, north of the city, are back in stay-at-home lockdown for six weeks from Thursday as the state attempts to control the outbreak.
The NSW-Victoria border was this week shut for the first time in 101 years and Victorians attempting to enter Queensland will be turned away.
Pictured: TikTok users have made fun of Victorians as the rest of Australia closes their borders to the state following a second wave of coronavirus cases
The rest of Australia continues to enjoy eased COVID-19 restrictions and Victoria has become an easy target on the video sharing platform.
One TikTok video showed a man, who was pretending to be NSW, forcibly shut a door on Victoria.
The man then impersonated Victoria on the other side of the door, as the state attempted to squeeze through the gap.
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'Let me in,' the man mouthed from the other side.
Another TikTok user used the 'Mr. Blue Sky' trend to impersonate the different experiences of Australians across the country.
The NSW resident, who was dressed in casual winter clothing, raised their fits to cheer as they left their home, while the Queenslander headed outside in a singlet and barefoot, with a VB in hand.
One TikTok user used the 'Mr. Blue Sky' (pictured) trend to impersonate the different experiences of Australians across the country
Victoria then tried to leave the house but instead ran into a fly-screen door (left), while the 'rest of Australia' was wary about going outside (right)
Victoria then tried to leave the house but instead ran into a fly-screen door, a reflection of their re-introduced stay-at-home order.
The video suggested the 'rest of Australia' was wary about the pandemic and simply peered out their door while wearing a face mask and applied hand sanitiser.
Melburnians and residents in Mitchell Shire, north of the city, are now only allowed to leave their homes to get food and supplies, receive or provide care, exercise, and study or work.
Premier Daniel Andrews says it's crucial Melburnians don't breach the rules and head into regional Victoria, which is largely coronavirus free.
Victoria recorded another 134 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the second-highest daily total after a record 191 cases on Tuesday.
Of the state's fresh cases, just 11 were linked to known outbreaks while 123 were under investigation on Wednesday.
South Australia shut their borders to Victoria from Thursday, while Western Australia and Tasmania remain closed to the rest of the country.
The Northern Territory declared all of Victoria a coronavirus hot spot and will keep its borders closed to the southern state when it opens to the rest of the nation on July 17.
A series of TikTok videos making fun of Victoria have appeared on the social media app
Victoria is battling a second wave of COVID-19 cases and Melburnians re-entered six weeks of lockdown on Thursday
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