Greater Geelong and Surf Coast LGA to exit lockdown

Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer Deb Friedman says the city of Greater Geelong will exit lockdown alongside the Surf Coast local government area at 11:59pm tonight. “While there are still cases there and perhaps in another environment and in previous times we would have stayed in lockdown to drive those numbers down to a hard zero ... that’s no longer in line with our management of this virus under the national plan,” she said. “Today, we are reporting six cases that were in Geelong yesterday and one case in the Surf Coast.” Ms Friedman said the lack of major exposure sites and the fact many of the cases were linked to known cases were some of the factors taken into account when deciding to lift the lockdown. “We also look at high testing rates, vaccination rates and also any changes to policy that can limit further growth in the short-term, and this includes things like no travel between Melbourne and regional Victoria for construction,” she said.

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