The Victorian Government has extended the jurisdiction's
state of emergency until December 2021, despite falling Covid-19
numbers across the state.
Under existing laws, this is the last time a state of emergency
can be consecutively used for Covid-19, but there are questions
around whether it's necessary at all – especially for
another nine months when the virus appears to be well under
control.
More than 5 million Covid tests have been conducted to date, and
there is currently only one case of Covid-19 – which is in
hotel quarantine.
In the past few weeks, several thousand vaccinations have also
been delivered in the Aged Care Sector, as well as to frontline
health workers.
