Victoria will reimpose stage three restrictions on 10 postcodes across Melbourne until at least July 29 in a bid to contain an “unacceptably high” number of new cases detected in the past few days. Key points: There will only be four reasons for people in the 10 postcodes under lockdown to leave the house An inquiry will be launched into Victoria’s hotel quarantine program after significant infection control breaches were found Premier Daniel Andrews has asked for international flights to Melbourne to be diverted for the next fortnight From 11:59pm on Wednesday, residents in the following postcodes will be restricted from leaving the house except for essential purposes: 3012, 3021, 3032, 3038, 3042, 3046, 3047, 3055, 3060, 3064. Premier Daniel Andrews also announced a judicial inquiry into the state’s management of hotel quarantine after a number of cases through late May and early June were linked to infection control breaches. He has also requested that international flights be diverted from Melbourne for the next fortnight, to cut the number of arrived travellers who need to be housed in hotel quarantine. “I haven’t got the answer from the Commonwealth yet but I’m pretty sure the answer will be yes, there will… Read full this story
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