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4.01am BST
Several media outlets are reporting that Victorian authorities are considering what restrictions might be required to allow students to return to schools safely next year.
Reports say that large group activities like excursions, school camps, assemblies, and performances may not be allowed to go ahead at schools next year. Parents may not be allowed to mingle at school pick up and drop off. Students over 12 may reportedly be required to have at least one dose of a vaccine before they return to school, while those in years 11 and 12 will need to be fully vaccinated.
Excursions, school camps, assemblies and performances at Victorian schools could be banned when students return to the classroom next year. #9News pic.twitter.com/aYN7846Jmw
3.50am BST
Our friends at the AAP have provided more detail about the 25 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in the ACT.
AAP:
The ACT has recorded 25 new coronavirus cases, most of which were linked to outstanding known infections.
However, only three were in quarantine during their entire infectious period, Health minister Rachel Stephen-Smith told reporters on Sunday.
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Source: The Guardian