Tens of thousands of teachers and students return to the classroom, adhering to strict hygiene rules, as the state records no new cases of coronavirus overnight.
Victoria has recorded zero new cases of coronavirus overnight as the remainder of Victorian students return to the classroom.
Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said recording zero new cases was "encouraging" but warned the pandemic was "far from over".Premier Daniel Andrews and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said anyone who attended last weekend's protest and developed any symptoms of coronavirus must be tested.
Professor Sutton said it was "critically important" anyone who attended the Black Lives Matter protest in the CBD on Saturday and developed symptoms, no matter how mild, be tested for coronavirus."But we weren't able to stop people, you can't lock 10,000 people up, you just can't do that," he said. No parents or classroom helpers have been allowed onto school grounds as part of the effort to prevent crowded situations.
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