	{"id":35107,"date":"2020-10-01T00:18:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=35107"},"modified":"2020-10-01T08:28:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T22:28:35","slug":"victoria-so-close-to-big-step-towards-covid-normal-andrews-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/victoria-so-close-to-big-step-towards-covid-normal-andrews-says-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria &#8220;so close&#8221; to big step towards COVID Normal, Andrews says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE decline of coronavirus cases has meant metropolitan Melbourne has now taken the Second Step on the state government&#8217;s coronavirus roadmap, moving the entire state closer to an even bigger easing of restrictions.<br \/>\nRegional Victoria is in the Third Step, and under the revised roadmap, Melbourne will not be able to move to the Third Step for at least three weeks.<br \/>\nThe Third Step will also only come into effect in Melbourne when, over the previous 14 days, the daily average number of cases is less than five statewide and there are less than five cases with an unknown source.<br \/>\nThe trigger point for the statewide Last Step, which will allow up to 20 visitors in the home and a staged return to events with seated spectators, will apply when there are no new cases for 14 days.<br \/>\nSpeaking on Monday this week, when only five cases were recorded in the previous 24 hours, Premier Daniel Andrews said the numbers were &#8220;proof positive the strategy was working&#8221;.<br \/>\n&#8220;We\u2019ve come a long way. Victorians have given a lot. They have sacrificed a lot. And I am proud and deeply grateful for the work that every single Victorian is doing in partnership with me and a massive team of dedicated workers.<br \/>\n&#8220;We are so close. We are so close to being able to take a really big step. 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