Victoria has recorded 473 new Covid-19 cases overnight with Daniel Andrews promising to reveal a roadmap out of lockdown within the next week.
The premier has flagged the state government will receive detailed modelling from the Burnet Institute in coming days, before the 'caveated' blueprint is laid out 'in about a week's time'.
The modelling will allow health authorities and ministers to formulate plans about what businesses can open and when, on the path to fully vaccinating 80 per cent of Victoria's eligible population.
Victoria has recorded 473 new Covid-19 cases overnight with Daniel Andrews promising to reveal a roadmap out of lockdown within the next week
The premier has flagged the state government will receive detailed modelling from the Burnet Institute in coming days, before the 'caveated' blueprint is laid out 'in about a week's time'
The state government has previously announced a minor easing of restrictions when the state hits 70 per cent first-dose coverage, including an extra hour of outdoor activity and the expansion of the five-kilometre travel radius to 10km.
By Sunday, 66.2 per cent of the eligible Victorian population had received at least their first dose.
A plan to return students to classrooms, including upgrading ventilation in schools and staggered entry times, will form part of the more comprehensive roadmap.
Health authorities are currently investigating a significant outbreak at a Melbourne school, with The Age reporting its principal repeatedly flouted lockdown rules by inviting parents to send their children.
Deputy Chief Health Officer Dan O'Brien said the outbreak at the Fitzroy Community School in North Fitzroy had grown to at least 30 cases involving students and staff.
'It looks like the case numbers are at least 30 but it's growing from there,' Mr O'Brien said.
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