Victoria's COVID-19 scare concerns State Government

Victoria has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases, marking its sixth consecutive day of double-digit increases.

Source: AAP

State health minister Jenny Mikakos is welcoming advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to avoid travel to and from six hotspot areas in Melbourne.

But no stay-at-home orders have been issued to the areas, which include Hume, Casey, Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin.