Second Australian State Scraps Some Restrictions Linked to Vaccination Status

Second Australian State Scraps Some Restrictions Linked to Vaccination Status
People enjoy outdoor dining on Gertrude street in Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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The Australian state of Victoria will drop some mandatory restrictions that currently blocks unvaccinated people from non-essential retail, weddings, funerals, places of worship, and real estate services.

Health Minister Martin Foley is expected to sign new pandemic orders to that effect on Dec. 15 under the new Public Health and Wellbeing Act, which will come into effect at 11.59 p.m. and continue until Jan. 12.

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