Premier Daniel Andrews has extended Victoria's stage four lockdown for two weeks as he unveiled Victoria's roadmap out of restrictions
Victoria's stage four restrictions will be extended for two weeks beyond the original end date of September 13.
"Some of them [choices] are difficult because there are general and they are a genuine 50-50 choice. You are not quite certain which option you choose," Mr Andrews said. "Others are difficult because you know what the consequences of those decisions will be. Some of them are indeed heartbreaking. While Mr Andrews said the number of cases in the Geelong region was concerning, he said regional areas would likely see shops reopen in coming weeks.He said the regions could move to step two of the roadmap “quite soon”.Two of these deaths occurred prior to yesterday but were only just added to the numbers. They include one woman in her 80s, three women in their 90s, one woman in her 100s.
Mr Cheng said the comparison to NSW, where the lockdown is not as severe, was not helpful as NSW had not experienced the high numbers Victoria had. It found that if restrictions were eased when the average number of new daily cases was above 25 for a fortnight, there was a 60 per cent chance of returning to lockdown before Christmas. The average number of daily cases over the past week has been 84
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