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Saturday, December 02

It all adds up: Safe to unlock borders at 80 per cent jab rate, says expert

Queensland should be able to safely reopen its borders once 80 per cent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as long as testing rates remain high and positive cases continue to be isolated, experts say.

Another seven days of lockdown misery as Victoria 'drains the swamp'

Melbourne’s lockdown will be extended for another week as authorities remain concerned about the transmission of the Indian variant of COVID-19 between strangers.

Healthcare workers are seen arriving to the Arcare Aged Care facility in Melbourne. Three latest infections have been found to be from a highly contagious Indian variant. (AAP Image/James Ross)

'Stranger to stranger': Only fleeting contact enough to spread virus, say officials

Alarm is rising among Victorian health officials battling to contain the state’s latest COVID-19 outbreak over how quickly the virus is spreading from “stranger to stranger” after only the most fleeting contact.