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From close contact isolation rules to masks, here's what COVID-19 restrictions Victoria has ditched

Victoria ditches mask rules in certain settings and isolation requirements for close contacts of positive cases.

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Vic eases COVID-19 close contact rules

Victoria will ease a number of COVID-19 restrictions including scrapping the vaccine mandate for hospitality venues and masks for primary schools students.

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Primary school children in Victoria set to no longer have to wear masks in the classroom in term 2

Health minister Martin Foley to ‘reconsider all health orders’ including mask requirements once Covid cases hit expected plateau later this month

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AMA Victoria predicts further elective surgery waitlist blow out as Covid cases set to increase

Calls for Victorian government to release latest figures, blaming lack of investment, not just pandemic, for elective surgery delays

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Elective surgeries may soon be delayed due to staff shortages, Victorian hospital body says

Exclusive: Four health services already failing to meet nurse-to-patient ratios ahead of expected Covid surge

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Vic extends COVID-19 pandemic declaration

Victoria's COVID-19 pandemic declaration has been extended for another three months, with the state expecting to reach its Omicron peak in the coming weeks.

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'Long tail' forecast for Vic Omicron wave

As Victoria recorded its highest daily COVID-19 case tally in two months, Health Minister Martin Foley warned the current wave will drag on into May.

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Hospitality business calls for COVID isolation exemption in face of new wave

Victoria's hospitality industry is bracing for another tough period as COVID cases creep up again in the state, but one venue says a change to restrictions could soften blow.

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Doctor slams Portland District Health regional hospital reasons to pause maternity unit

More than 30 expectant women are told they can't give birth at south-west Victoria's Portland hospital due to a lack of midwives. However that may not be the case.

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Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Victoria records 18 COVID-19 deaths, all elective surgery set to resume by March

The Premier says international travellers only requiring two doses when visiting the country complicates any potential booster mandate for Victorians.

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Victoria records 20 new COVID-19 deaths, 441 people in hospital

It takes the number of officially reported active infections to 50,967, after 8,162 new cases were recorded.

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Victoria records 13 COVID-19 deaths, Code Brown to lift in Victorian hospitals

The government has announced more elective surgeries will be able to resume in response to dropping hospitalisations, as the state records another 8,521 COVID-19 cases.

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Victoria records 36 new COVID-19 deaths as government sets date for some elective surgery to resume

Some elective surgery will resume in Victoria from Monday, the Health Minister says, as the state records 11,240 new COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths.

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Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

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Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations at 851 as state records 34 more COVID deaths

Victoria records 11,311 new COVID-19 infections as the government defends the continued cancellation of elective surgery across the state.

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Vic awaits ATAGI before vax mandate call

Victoria won't make a decision on expanding COVID-19 vaccine mandates until a national advisory panel declares if a third dose is needed to be fully vaccinated.

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Vic's 39 COVID deaths a 'significant loss'

Victoria has reported 39 more deaths in people with COVID-19, the highest daily toll since the second wave in 2020.

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Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 1,057 as state records 29 further deaths and 14,836 new cases

Victoria records a slight rise in the number of people in hospitals and officially reported new cases as a further 29 COVID-19 deaths are recorded.

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