Acting Premier James Merlino said all three cases are primary close contacts who had already been identified, and eased restrictions for regional Victoria will go ahead.
‘Boutique quarantine’ could save Australian GP
Date published:
May 14 2021
Australia’s best chance of hosting its grand prix scheduled for November could be to implement a “boutique quarantine” period for teams and drivers.
That is the view of a leading Victoria-based epidemiologist, who has suggested F1 teams could serve part of their self-isolation in the UK before travelling to Melbourne.
Having originally been scheduled in its traditional curtain-raising slot on the calendar in March, the Australian Grand Prix has been put back to November 19-21 because of the ongoing pandemic.
The race was the first to be cancelled due to the global health crisis in 2020, called off shortly before FP1 was about to start at a time when COVID-19 was beginning to take a grip on the world.
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