Live updates: Health Minister Greg Hunt has flagged Australians wanting to come home in the coming months may face delays ahead of a review of Australia's hotel quarantine program
There have been more than 11.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus across the world. More than 545,000 deaths have been recorded. Abroad, President Donald Trump hasFederal Health Minister says Victorian outbreak is 'contained'Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has said it is possible the Victorian outbreak will spread to NSW, although there is no indication it has as of yet."However we have been very clear from the outset to say there could be outbreaks anywhere at any time.
He said the federal government had made 50 million masks available already with 200 million more available in the national stockpile and the private market also "well stocked".Traffic is slow going at Melbourne's checkpointsCars were backed up on the Princes Highway approaching Geelong on Thursday morning at the police checkpoint near Avalon Airport.
Ms McManus said she has continued to advocate for an extension to the JobKeeper program beyond September, making an interesting assessment of her relationship with Minister for Industrial Relations Christian Porter. His comments come as national cabinet looks to review the country's hotel quarantine program, due to strain on other states caused by the diversion of flights away from Victoria.Wodonga Mayor backs plan for border north of AlburyThe Mayor of Wodonga has backed a proposal being considered by the NSW government to draw a second border north of Albury, allowing the border community of Albury-Wodonga to interact with each other without a checkpoint.
Also on the table was potentially creating a hard border between Albury and Wodonga, as well as tightening the permit system.Metropolitan Melbourne is a tricky thing to define: Does it include the Mornington Peninsula? What about Geelong? "We have to work to the safe capacity of each of the states and territories; that's the fundamental responsibility," he said.
Police and army personnel will randomly check drivers and patrol the borders of the city and the shire, including the Hume Freeway in the north, the Princes Highway in the east and the Western Freeway in the west.
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