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Victoria’s coronavirus border with Greater Sydney criticised for ‘double standards’
Political pressure is mounting on Victoria over its coronavirus border restrictions with Greater Sydney as the Federal Health Minister makes it clear there are no Commonwealth-defined hotspots left in the country.
Key points:
- Premier Daniel Andrews has suggested the Greater Sydney “red zone” will likely shrink in coming days
- But the NSW Premier says he should have contacted her “quite a while back”, given the area is not deemed a national hotspot
- The Opposition says there is a double standard with Australian Open players and Victorians in Sydney
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday morning the lack of transmission of the UK strain of COVID-19 showed there was, “very, very clear evidence that the Australian system had been tested…
