Victoria’s latest coronavirus outbreaks are both offshoots of Sydney’s Delta clusters: three Sydney removalists who breached their permit conditions and a person who returned from Sydney and was supposed to be isolating at home. The list of high-risk exposure sites now includes more than 70 exposure sites including public transport routes, a CBD pub, the MCG, Highpoint Shopping Centre and University Hill outlets in Bundoora. Western Australia on Wednesday enforced new border restrictions on visitors from Victoria, who must isolate for 14 days upon entering the state, while South Australia also tightened restrictions for Victorians, requiring them to undertake a Covid test within 24 hours of arriving and not enter high-risk settings such as aged care for 14 days after arriving.
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Victoria will enter a snap five-day lockdown from 11.59pm on Thursday night
Two more cases announced including a fan who went to AFL game at the MCG
Premier Daniel Andrews said he had no other choice but to go hard and go fast
He took swipe at NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian s delay in going into lockdown
Mr Andrews said it was important to act early and avoid a longer lockdown
He called on PM Scott Morrison to financially support all affected workers
State s latest coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 18 cases across Melbourne
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Victoria’s Covid-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar.
The Australian state of Victoria has recorded two new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 on Thursday after 10 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Queensland has recorded three new local cases of Covid-19 and will extend a face mask mandate for another week. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the three cases included a 12-year-old boy who flew into the state from Sydney on July 9, and his father. A fully vaccinated airport worker also tested positive, which was a major concern for Queensland authorities.
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