What are Victorias new COVID restrictions?
The Victorian government has announced new coronavirus restrictions for Greater Melbourne and separate rules for regional areas to apply from 11.59pm on Thursday in response to the latest outbreak. This is a rolling story that will be updated as we get new information so please come back to check on the latest rules. Announcing the changes, Acting Premier James Merlino said the government understood the impact of isolation. We know that since the pandemic started, distance has been one of the hardest things to live with, distance from our neighbours, workplaces, places we love and people we love, he said. We know it has been for a reason, keeping our distance. We have kept ourselves and others safe.