UPDATE, 12:48pm: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the entire state will go to stage four lockdown from 11:59pm Friday night.
The restrictions will last for five days.
Mr Andrews said the move was necessary to help “avoid a third wave” of COVID-19.
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As part of the five-day “circuit breaker”:
Face coverings will once again be mandatory outdoors as well as indoors.
Stay-at-home orders will be reintroduced.
A 5km limit on travel will be enforced.
Schools and universities will close, and both private and public gatherings banned.
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Victorians are bracing another hard lockdown with official confirmation expected on Friday afternoon.
According to a News Corp report:
The Herald Sun understands restrictions could look like those imposed in August when there was a limit on leaving home, closure of schools, non-essential services and gathering restrictions.
A cabinet meeting will take place at 11.45am where they will be presented with the plans for the lockdown which will last up to five days.
The measures are expected to impact greater Melbourne only.
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