Victoria's new Health Minister said various ideas have been 'floated' after Premier Daniel Andrews gave her the authority to make pandemic orders on Tuesday.
Mary-Anne Thomas said she was yet to make a decision on whether to extend her powers but said Victorians, who have been living with COVID for two-and-a-half years, should know how to keep themselves safe.
Stream the latest news on COVID-19 with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 "The public health team are looking at modelling and they're consulting with their colleagues and various ideas are floated but no ideas have been taken. "Victorians know what to do - we've been living with the COVID virus now for two-and-a-half years, we know that in order to protect ourselves and vulnerable family members it's important to keep up to date with vaccines, it's important to wear a mask in crowded settings, it's important to put your mask on as required on public transport.
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