Vic opens to almost all of Greater Sydney

Assuaged by a four-day streak without local COVID-19 cases in NSW, Victoria has elected to reopen its border to almost all of Greater Sydney.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Source: AAP

NSW's four-day streak without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case has convinced Victorian authorities to reopen the border to almost all of Sydney.

Barring the Cumberland local government area, all Greater Sydney LGAs - as well as Wollongong and Blue Mountains - will from 6pm on Friday be downgraded to "orange" on Victoria's health alert system.

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