Victoria reaches 38 days without a new COVID case as first international travellers touch down.
Victoria has achieved 38 days in a row without a new COVID-19 case, as a SriLankan Airlines flight touched down in Melbourne on Monday morning with the first international passengers to be housed in the state’s revamped hotel quarantine program.
The latest “double doughnut” day came after 4912 Victorians were tested for the virus on Sunday.
The state is welcoming international travellers for the first time since July 10. Flight UL604 from Colombo landed just before 8am, and was the first of eight international passenger flights scheduled to arrive on Monday.
Monday marks a major milestone for Victoria, which suffered an extended hard lockdown, thousands of infections and more than 800 deaths as a result of a second COVID-19 wave that took hold after the virus escaped two Melbourne quarantine hotels.
#BREAKING: First international flight lands at Melbourne Airport with passengers from Colombo, Ski Lanka that will enter the re-started hotel quarantine program. @10NewsFirstMelb pic.twitter.com/edY3Eo0dPU
— James Bird (@JamesBirdTEN) December 6, 2020
Source & Credits: TheAge.com
