Melbourne will be lifted from lockdown at 11.59pm Thursday, the day Victoria is expected to reach the 70 per cent double-dose target.
'These are things we can bring forward because the Victorian community has done so well in getting vaccinated so fast and in such great numbers,' Mr Andrews said on Sunday.
The amendments to Victoria's road map were announced a week after millions of fully vaccinated NSW residents enjoyed their taste of freedom in 106 days, where the 80 per cent double dose rate was hit on Saturday.
Some of whom are gravely unwell, gasping for air, they are not vaccinated, not fully vaccinated, almost all of them,' he said.
In regional Victoria, restaurants, cafes and gyms can now have up to 30 fully vaccinated patrons per venue while outdoor venues can increase their capacity from 20 to 100.VICTORIA FAST-TRACKS ROADMAP Victoria's lockdown will end at 11.59pm Thursday with a raft of eased restrictions.
Government officials in Victoria are increasing efforts to get 80 per cent of the state to be fully vaccinated by the end of October.
'There's a small chance, a very best-case scenario that we get to 80 per cent by the 30th of October, but I'm calling the 31st of October,' he said to The Herald Sun.According to the department, Victoria needs 269,341 second doses to reach the 70 per cent target as the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australia is now ahead of the EU and US for first dose numbers.
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Coronavirus Australia: Victoria's lockdown lifted as Dan Andrews amends roadmap to freedom
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