Australia Corona Virus

Victoria records no new local COVID-19 cases for fifth consecutive day

Source: ABCnews

Victoria has notched up its fifth consecutive day with no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, as more GPs join the Pfizer vaccine rollout.

The state processed 20,690 test results on Sunday, and 13,086 vaccine doses were delivered at state-run sites.

The City of Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast in Queensland remain as Victorian red zones, as does Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Shellharbour and Wollongong in New South Wales.

On Sunday, Health Minister Martin Foley stressed the importance of every person returning from an orange or red zone to get tested and quarantine as required.

Several restrictions remain in Victoria, including caps on gatherings, masks indoors and density limits across business and community facilities.

Those restrictions are expected to stay in place until at least 11:59pm Thursday, but the government is yet to outline what rules might be eased from then.

Around 500 GPs across Australia are now part of the Pfizer rollout, which will expand once more shipments of the vaccine arrive.