SA fire prompts emergency warning; Victoria to reopen to regional NSW – as it happened
Buildings threatened and livestock lost in blaze; NSW reports four new local infections; child who flew out of Victoria tests positive overseas. This blog is now closed
- Victoria to reopen border to regional NSW tonight
- Covid hotspots NSW; Qld hotspots; Victoria hotspots
- NSW reports four new local cases
- South-east Queensland lockdown to end
- State by state restrictions explained
- Follow the global Covid liveblog
With that, we’ll be closing the blog for today. Here is everything that happened:
In Victoria, the website to apply for a permit to enter the state is not yet working despite it becoming a requirement an hour ago.
Earlier today, premier Daniel Andrews announced that everybody entering the state would need to apply for a permit, effective at 6pm today.
.@VictorianCHO has not yet signed the legal direction to enforce the permit system, hence the delay. Expected to be signed within the hour and website to go live then. pic.twitter.com/bKEgyOF13p
Read the original article at The Guardian