That brings us to another end of the day on the coronavirus blog.
What made news today?
- Victoria recorded three new coronavirus cases and no new deaths One additional 'mystery case' has been confirmed in Heidelberg;
- Four new locally acquired cases were confirmed in New South Wales. Two of them are students from Malek Fahd Islamic School in western Sydney, and the other two are household contacts;
- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he is confident international flights will be allowed into Victoria before Christmas, despite a six-week delay to the hotel quarantine inquiry's final report.Loading
Mr Andrews also urged anyone who spots businesses flouting COVID-safe rules to phone the coronavirus hotline (1800 675 398), after Melbourne shoppers expressed shock that some businesses were not taking down their contact details as required under COVID-safe rules as business re-opened this week;
Victorian Regional rail operator V/Line sacked former chief executive James Pinder after the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission inquiry heard today that Melbourne's trains were not cleaned properly at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- There will be fresh lockdowns in Germany and France, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron announced;
This is Rachael Dexter signing off. The blog will be back up and running early tomorrow morning as usual. Until then, take care, and good night.