A 30-year-old man visited a Coles supermarket in Craigieburn. Another attended an AFL match and visited the Highpoint shopping centre.

From 5 pm today (Friday, 9 July) the additional restrictions will be in place: Check detail

Rules and restrictions apply to people who live in, usually work in, or usually attend a university or other tertiary education facility in Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour.

National Cabinet agreed to temporarily reduce the current international passenger arrival caps by 50 per cent

"This is a difficult time for everyone, however, we need to take these steps now to get on top of this outbreak."

Masks must still be worn inside. But more people in metropolitan Melbourne can return to offices, with 75% capacity – or 30 people in a workplace – whichever is greater.

"But it’s no exaggeration to say the single most important thing every single Victorian can do is to get tested as soon as they have even the mildest of symptoms."

"Among those not vaccinated – possibly up to 30 per cent of the community – we could see a large number of hospitalisations and deaths, as well as many cases of ‘long COVID’.”

Metropolitan Melbourne will move to almost the same settings currently in place across regional Victoria. And regional Victoria will move towards further easing.

Scores of students currently enrolled in higher education institutes have paid international fees but are studying online from home.