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Victoria bans travellers from Western Australia’s red zones as Perth enters coronavirus lockdown
Travellers from locked-down areas of Western Australia have been banned from entering Victoria without special exemptions.
Key points:
- Perth, the Peel region and the South West region of Western Australia are now red zones
- Areas in WA outside the red zones remain green zones, meaning travel with a permit is allowed
- Investigations are continuing into an indeterminate test result in Victoria
The ban took effect at 9:00pm last night, just hours after Western Australia announced its first case of COVID-19 community transmission in months.
The Victorian Government says people who have been in the Perth metropolitan area, the Peel region and the South West region of Western Australia since January 25 will not be allowed to enter Victoria without an…
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