Prime Minister Scott Morrison put pressure on Victoria to ramp up its contact tracing capacity in order to relax its stringent coronavirus restrictions more quickly than planned.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put pressure on Victoria to ramp up its contact tracing capacity in order to relax its stringent coronavirus restrictions more quickly than planned. , according to a plan outlined by Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday, with other restrictions to be eased in five stages at different paces in the weeks ahead.
"Sydney doesn't need to be under curfew now. They have a tracing capability that can deal with outbreaks. That's why I say it's important that we work on building that tracing capability in Victoria." "We do not have that authority to step in and tell the Victorian government they have to follow another plan, that is not how Australia's federation works," he said.
Prof Sutton said there would be no change to the initial 28 September deadline, but there could be flexibility around easing restrictions around the 26 October and 23 November dates on the roadmap timetable.
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