With 165 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and authorities warning a peak may be yet to come, all eyes have turned to Victoria
State and territory governments throughout Australia have relocated to shut borders from the nation’s second-most populated state.
The closures vary depending where you are.
Victoria says its borders are open, but every other state has actually successfully locked Victorian tourists out.
Here’s the scenario throughout Australia.
New South Wales
Borders initially closed to Victorians on Wednesday, with long queues of vehicles throughout the state’s southern border with Victoria.
From Thursday afternoon just 12 people had actually been turned back out of more than 30,000 lorries that had crossed since the closure.
Police say 88 public health orders have been issued to returning NSW homeowners who will need to self-isolate for a fortnight.
NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller states people in border towns with permits can cross for needs.
” We’re only into day two but currently we have seen some major improvements in regards to the flow of traffic in between the Victorian border towns into NSW,” he said.
” The license system is still working, there have been tens of countless licenses issued.”
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth included another detail throughout an interview on Thursday afternoon, where he