Victoria SHUTS the border to millions from ‘Covid red zone’ Sydney – plunging thousands of families into Christmas chaos as interstate travel is effectively stopped
Victoria has effectively banned all residents from Greater Sydney and the Central Coast from entering the state from 11.59pm on Sunday.
Victorians returning home will be given an extra 24hours to get back and will be let in until 11.59pm on Monday.
If they return on Monday they will be asked to get a test and self-isolate at home.
Victoria has banned all residents from Greater Sydney and the Central Coast from entering the state from 11.59pm on Sunday
Anyone flying in on Tuesday will be forced into mandatory hotel quarantine and anyone driving will be turned around.
About 35 flights bringing 3,400 passengers will enter Victoria from New South Wales on Sunday.
Police will meet them at the airport to check they have the correct permit. Until 11.59pm on Sunday, only Northern Beaches residents are banned.
Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said he advised the premier to make the move because New South Wales does not know how its outbreak stared.
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