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Victoria has reported a record 1,965 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths overnight with the state tipped to reach both its vaccination targets ahead of schedule.
Schools that encounter a COVID-19 case will no longer be entirely plunged into two weeks of isolation measures, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has revealed, as students begin a phased return to classrooms.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says it is no longer an “effective use of energy” to list all tier-2 exposure sites and this will be scaled back over the next few days.
Victoria will stop publishing lower-risk COVID-19 exposure sites, dump isolation requirements for some contacts and consider reducing quarantine periods for vaccinated travellers.
Tennis chiefs resisted a looming vaccine mandate for the Australian Open, fearing it could deter vaccine-hesitant champion Novak Djokovic in his pursuit of a record-breaking 21st grand slam title.