WATCH LIVE: Victorian Premier DanielAndrewsMP and Health Minister JennyMikakos are delivering a COVID19 update. Meanwhile, the federal government is pushing to increase caps on international arrivals.
The backlog for elective surgery is now about 60,000 patients long, according to Victoria's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos announced dentists and other allied health services will be able to resume non-urgent procedures and treatment from September 28. Anyone who was at either of these venues during these times is considered a "casual contact" of a coronavirus case and should monitor carefully for even the mildest coronavirus symptoms and get tested immediately if they develop. People who were at these venues and need to self-isolate immediately are being contacted by NSW Health.Hunters Hill Bowling Club on Tuesday September 8 from 6.50pm to 9pmAnytime Fitness at Casula on Friday from 10.
Under the plan regional Victoria will go back to a totally normal elective surgery schedule by late October. Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters on Wednesday all ten of the cases had known sources: six in hotel quarantine and four from known community clusters. She added that"So NSW continues to hold the line, but we do need to be ever vigilant," she said.
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