Victoria’s shackles off after circuit-breaker quells cluster

Wednesday February 17, 2021

Victoria’s five-day lockdown will end on time, with authorities confident the “circuit breaker” has helped contain the Holiday Inn outbreak.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media. (Photo: AAP Image/James Ross)

Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the snap lockdown would lift at 11.59pm on Wednesday as planned, although some restrictions will be tightened.

The decision was rubber-stamped in a meeting of senior government ministers on Wednesday morning after the state recorded no new COVID-19 cases.

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