SYDNEY, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of Australia’s state of Victoria, announced today, it will ease a number of COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalisation numbers decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victoria reported 8,501 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths today. The number of hospitalisation gradually dropped from Monday’s 465 to 401.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victorian authorities said, with hospitalisation numbers and community transmission decreasing and more than half of Victorians aged over 16 vaccinated with three doses, a number of common-sense restrictions and recommendations in place, during the state’s Omicron surge, can be safely eased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From 6:00 p.m. local time (0700 GMT) tomorrow, density limits will be removed for the state’s hospitality venues, and indoor dance-floors will be allowed to reopen. Mandatory surveillance of COVID-19 testing for key industries, such as meat processing, will be recommended only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 14-day hotel quarantine period for international visitors and aircrew, who are not fully vaccinated, will also be reduced to seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
QR code check-ins will only stay in place at hospitality and entertainment venues, while retail businesses, schools and workplaces will no longer need to be checked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some mitigation strategies in office-based settings, such as mask indoors, will still be mandatory, but the health department is considering relaxing such limitations, in the following weeks, due to the state’s relatively high triple-dose vaccination coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victorian Minister for Health, Martin Foley said, these are safe and sensible measures that balance the need to support the health system, with the benefits of easing restrictions across a range of settings. The health authorities will keep reviewing the system over time, in line with the epidemiological situation.– NNN-AGENCIES <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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