Victoria has recorded no new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours for the third consecutive day.A total of 24,247 tests received and 19,623 vaccine doses were administered.The state now has 30 active cases.It comes as the divisive state of emergency — first declared in March 2020 — has again been extended until the end of the month as the state’s outbreaks remain “stable”.From 11.59pm on July 1, chief health officer Brett Sutton’s emergency powers will be extended until 11.59pm on July 29. Alice Springs and the Greater Darwin area are now considered orange zones under the state government’s travel permit system. Red zone status still applies to Greater Sydney, Wollongong, the Perth and Peel regions in New South Wales and parts of South East Queensland, including Greater Brisbane, plus Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island. Meanwhile, authorities visited 160 households of recent interstate arrivals on Thursday to ensure they were isolating.Police continue to patrol the border between Victoria and New South Wales, with 50 members of the Australian Defence Force assisting the public health team with household checks.What’s happening around the countryANTI-VAXXERS TARGET JAB HUBSAnti-vaxxers are targeting Victorian vaccine hubs, with police called in to protect nurses under siege. Security has also been boosted at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition centre in an effort to protect staff.Health Minister Martin Foley said on Friday nurses had been spat on and abused by “tin pot” theorists opposed to the vaccination program. Mr Foley said nurses had also been subject to racist remarks and other “disgusting” behaviour.Read the full story here.NED-4150-Pathway-out-of-pandemicOVERSEAS TRAVELLER NUMBERS TO BE CUTAustralia will halve the number of people allowed to enter the country on commercial flights after National Cabinet agreed to state government demands to reduce the number of people being held in struggling hotel quarantine systems.But Canberra has agreed to increase the number of commercial flights into Darwin that can use the quarantine facility at Howard Springs.The cuts to inbound commercial flights will begin on July 14 and last until the end of August.Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that breaches from hotel quarantine that have led to the current lockdowns across Australia had occurred predominantly as a result of infection control procedures and human error.Read the full story here.
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