Health by Tom Minear, James Campbell, Alanah Frost, Alex White 17th Feb 2021 5:22 AM
Premium Content Victoria will snap back out of its five-day lockdown at 11.59pm Wednesday, with crowds to return to the Australian Open, unless positive cases surge on Wednesday morning. The Herald Sun can reveal senior Andrews government ministers met on Tuesday evening to finalise plans to end the lockdown on Thursday, barring any mystery cases emerging overnight. The ministers will meet again at 8am on Wednesday, when they are expected to rubberstamp the plan to reopen the state. The Herald Sun understands this will involve a return to restrictions similar to the regime in place pre-lockdown, but with masks still required indoors and some slightly tougher rules including limits on household gatherings.
Health by Tom Minear, James Campbell, Alanah Frost, Alex White 17th Feb 2021 5:22 AM
Premium Content Victoria will snap back out of its five-day lockdown at 11.59pm Wednesday, with crowds to return to the Australian Open, unless positive cases surge on Wednesday morning. The Herald Sun can reveal senior Andrews government ministers met on Tuesday evening to finalise plans to end the lockdown on Thursday, barring any mystery cases emerging overnight. The ministers will meet again at 8am on Wednesday, when they are expected to rubberstamp the plan to reopen the state. The Herald Sun understands this will involve a return to restrictions similar to the regime in place pre-lockdown, but with masks still required indoors and some slightly tougher rules including limits on household gatherings.