SBS Sinhala Radio Current Affair: First vaccination target reached in Melbourne

The rate of vaccination is rising in Victoria, with the state poised to pass its first target of 70 per cent of those aged 16 and over having had at least one dose.

SEPTEMBER 03, 2021, Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor) Source: Getty Images AsiaPac

• Melburnians will see some COVID lockdown restrictions eased as Victoria is reaching its target of 70 percent first dose vaccination.
• New South Wales public health authorities are "cautiously optimistic" that the state may have passed its peak of infections this week. 

• Two regional areas in New South Wales go back into lockdown, with concerns about COVID spread there.