Victoria will have a coronavirus border permit system for people coming from NSW. Here’s what we know

As the New South Wales coronavirus cluster on Sydney’s Northern Beaches grows, Victoria has effectively shut the border to people from affected areas.

From midnight tonight, a “traffic light” permit system will be in place for anyone entering Victoria from NSW.

The permits will be available through the Services Victoria website, and look set to be in use for at least a fortnight — but could stick around for longer.

Here’s what we know so far.

If you’ve been in a red zone, don’t travel to Victoria

Like the similar process introduced for South Australia in mid-November, the permits are allocated on a traffic light system of red zones, orange zones and green zones.

“Anybody who is travelling from the red zones, from the hotspot locations, will…