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Coronavirus Victoria: Covid stage 4 lockdown rules and Vic restrictions explained
Victorian premier Dan Andrews has announced a snap five-day lockdown in response to the Melbourne hotel Covid outbreak. For what reasons can you leave home? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted? Untangle the rules with our guide
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The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced a five-day snap lockdown in what he described as a “short, sharp circuit breaker” to contain the outbreak connected to the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel.
The stage four restrictions, which take effect at 11.59pm Friday 12 February, mirror the rules that were in place in August so many will be all-too familiar to Melburnians.
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