Premier DanielAndrewsMP has announced precautionary COVID restrictions will remain in the greater Shepparton area as health services seek to contain and control the outbreak.
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced precautionary COVID restrictions will remain in the greater Shepparton area as health services seek to contain and control the outbreak. Victoria has recorded four new cases and one death overnight, with the state seeing six consecutive days of single-digit increases. There are currently only seven active cases in regional Victoria, three of which are in Shepparton.
“That is a really powerful contribution to protect you, your family and every family, and allow us to have these rules change, have them come off and find that COVID normal as soon as possible,” he said. The premier said the changes to the roadmap announced for regional Victoria would “not apply to the greater Shepparton area at this time” due to the COVID-19 outbreak but the situation would be reviewed on the weekend.
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