Breaking Victoria has recorded 10 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.
Under step three, the five-kilometre limit will be scrapped, shops will be able to reopen and cafes and restaurants will be able to seat diners.But authorities will work on a minimum three-week gap between stages, meaning that date has been brought forward to 19 October.The following step on Victoria's road map out of restrictions requires zero new cases in the community for more than 14 days.
It comes after his former health minister Jenny Mikakos tweeted:"We are well on the way to eradication." The inquiry was told that the disastrous quarantine program was responsible for 768 coronavirus deaths and more than 18,000 infections.
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