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Daniel Andrews announces snap coronavirus restrictions for Victoria after hotel quarantine worker tests positive
Victoria has reintroduced mandatory mask rules, reduced the number of people allowed in homes and paused an increase on the number of people allowed in offices after a hotel quarantine worker contracted COVID-19.
From 11:59pm on Wednesday night, private gatherings will be limited to 15 people and masks will become mandatory in indoor settings.
A plan to have up to 75 per cent of workers back in the office from Monday has been paused.
It follows the diagnosis of a 26-year-old hotel quarantine worker, who had been serving as a resident support officer as part of the Australian Open quarantine program.
Premier Daniel Andrews said it was possible the person had the highly infectious UK strain of the virus and authorities had to assume he had…
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