Tag Archives: Victoria

Major mask rule change in Victoria

Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions are set to ease from this Friday, with the state reporting 24 days without any local cases. Masks will no longer need to be worn in retail settings but will be mandatory on public transport and in hospitals, aged care homes, taxis and rideshare settings. All office workers will be able to… Read More »

Victoria sends 1700 people virus text alerts

Victorian health authorities have sent out 1700 text messages to people who arrived in the state from Perth on Sunday. It comes after a security guard working in Western Australia’s hotel quarantine program tested positive for coronavirus, triggering a five-day lockdown across the Perth, Peel and South-West regions. In a statement the Department of Health… Read More »

Victoria records 90 new virus cases

Victoria has recorded 90 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a slight spike in infections after 58 were reported yesterday. The health department also confirmed six more deaths in the past 24 hours. It comes just hours after a marathon debated ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning, where the Premier’s controversial state of emergency… Read More »

Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy

Victoria Smurfit and her daughter Evie Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy Independent.ie Actress Victoria Smurfit and her 14 year-old daughter Evie have appealed to the public to help find a cure for blindness by funding research. https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/actress-victoria-smurfit-and-daughter-evie-14-appeal-to-public-to-help-find-a-cure-for-macular-dystrophy-37606688.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37606691.ece/a2c96/AUTOCROP/h342/smurfitt.PNG Email Actress Victoria Smurfit… Read More »