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Three steps to decide postcode lockdownPremier Daniel Andrews said there was a three-step process in deciding whether more Victorian postcodes will be locked down.
"Now, I can't for a moment guarantee that formula wouldn't at some point in the future change. I have to try to be as upfront as I can and saying they cannot rule out other suburbs being shut down, I certainly can't rule out other postcodes on that formula being pulled in to this," he said. "The postcodes with the highest number of new cases in the past week have been 3064, 3047, 3031 and 3060," he said.
The minister said postcode 3064 had 52 active cases, 3047 had 25 active cases and 3060 had 11 active cases.There has been a little bit of confusion on some of those individual postcode and case numbers. We are double-checking those figures with the government so they could change slightly later on today.Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is "pleased" with the decrease in Victorian cases today.
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