Victoria has recorded one new local case of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. It is connected to the existing outbreak and the person has been isolating during their infectious period.
The government is set to ease lockdown restrictions as planned from Friday, barring any unexpected mystery cases, though Melburnians will be restricted to travelling no more than 25 kilometres from their homes.
A source close to the state government, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed the new bubble rule to The Age on Tuesday evening.
Government sources say metropolitan Melbourne will probably move to settings similar to those now applying in regional areas.
Visitors to the home will still not be allowed in metropolitan Melbourne.
It is likely masks will still be required indoors, density caps will apply at venues and limits will apply to outdoor gatherings.
The official tally of Victorian coronavirus exposure sites dropped by another 50 sites overnight.
Health authorities started culling older listings from Victoria’s official exposure site list on Tuesday, taking the list to 197.
Just one public exposure site was added on Tuesday: the vaccination hub at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre was listed as a tier-3 exposure site after a person with COVID-19 attended the venue between 3.15pm and 4pm on June 7.
More to come
Kate Lahey is a producer for The Age.
Paul is a Victorian political reporter for The Age.
Rachael Dexter is a breaking news reporter at The Age.
Victoria records one new local COVID-19 case, restrictions likely to ease - The Age
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