Premier Daniel Andrews said he can't say if the lockdown will be lifted as per schedule on Thursday.

This means from 8:00 pm tonight, there are only five reasons to leave home

The Victorian health department confirmed the positive case is a teacher at Al-Taqwa College in Melbourne's west.

These measures are critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in the Queensland community.

School kids can get back to the classroom with schools reopening for onsite learning to all students from tomorrow, amid 10 new cases today.

Our model allows us to predict — how long public health restrictions such as lockdowns need to last to achieve particular outcomes. And it also allows us to predict how many cases an outbreak has at its peak.

"These restrictions simply cannot end at midnight tomorrow night. That would not be the responsible thing to do."

Workers affected by the public health restrictions are now eligible for the same payments afforded by the Commonwealth to New South Wales workers

There are only five reasons to leave home from 11:59 pm on Thursday 15 July 2021.

You do not need to wear a mask in your own home, or if a lawful exception applies.