Tasmanian border to open to Victoria, as Premier praises fast action in containing COVID outbreak

Premier Peter Gutwein has confirmed Tasmania’s border will open to Victoria from midnight as originally flagged.

Victoria will be designated a low-risk area for COVID-19, meaning people can travel between the two states unless they have been to an area identified as high risk.

On Wednesday, Tasmania’s director of public health Mark Veitch said Tasmania would open its borders provided there was no evidence of community risk within 48 hours.

Victoria announced three new locally acquired infections on Friday, all from the same family. All of them have been in quarantine while infectious.

Mr Gutwein praised Victoria’s quick response to the recent outbreak.

“I’m…