VICTORIA has recorded no new locally cases of COVID-19 overnight as the number of active cases dropped from 30 to 23.
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The state has recorded another two cases acquired overseas, the Department of Health says.
All are currently in hotel quarantine.
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The state's vaccination blitz continues with 13,086 people receiving a dose on Sunday and another 20,690 tested for the virus.
After the fourth consecutive doughnut day was recorded for Victoria on Sunday, Minister for Health Martin Foley hinted that coronavirus restrictions could be eased later this week.
The great results for Victoria come after a week dominated by vaccine confusion and city-wide lockdowns across the nation, which culminated with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders on Friday agreed in-principle to a four-stage strategy to steer Australia to post-Covid normality.
Fully vaccinated Australians could be forced to wait until next year to be exempt from lockdowns and border restrictions under the country's new pandemic exit strategy.
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Australians stranded overseas have also been dealt another blow, with the national cabinet agreeing to slash the number of international arrivals to ease pressure on hotel quarantine amid the heightened threat of the highly infectious Delta variant.
A 50 per cent cut in the international arrivals cap is set to be in place until 2022 unless medical advice changes, although the federal government will attempt to fill some of the void by chartering more repatriation flights.
After a week dominated by vaccine confusion and city-wide lockdowns across the nation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders on Friday agreed in-principle to a four-stage strategy to steer Australia to post-Covid normality.
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