Victoria-NSW border shuts, with any remaining travellers to be turned away or required to quarantine
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There were long queues of cars on Thursday night as Victorians abandoned New South Wales holiday plans to return home.
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Victorians in New South Wales raced to get back into the state before the hard border closure came into effect overnight, as the coronavirus cluster linked to a Melbourne restaurant rises to 10 cases.
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Victoria closed its border to New South Wales from 11:59pm on Friday
Contact tracers believe it is likely Victoria s cluster is linked to the New South Wales outbreak
Victoria to shut border to NSW as coronavirus restrictions introduced for home visits and masks
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Victoria will close its border to New South Wales from 11:59pm on Friday as it works to contain a NSW-linked outbreak in Melbourne that has grown to eight cases.
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Victoria has now recorded eight new COVID-19 cases linked to a restaurant where a returned traveller from New South Wales dined on December 21
New coronavirus restrictions have been announced today by the Victorian Government that will be in place from 5pm tonight, limiting indoor gatherings to 15 guests and making the use of masks indoors mandatory.