Victoria recorded just 11 new coronavirus cases on Monday, with Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth saying a trend into single digits would likely prompt the Victorian Government to re-examine the state's restrictions roadmap.
In NSW, health officials are working to locate people who may have come into contact with a Sydney taxi driver who is believed to have worked for up to 10 days while infectious.
Here's a summary of what happened on Monday:
- Victoria recorded just 11 new coronavirus cases and two deaths, with Melbourne's 14-day average dropping to 34.4.
- The inquiry into Victoria's hotel quarantine program continued today, with a top bureaucrat telling the inquiry he was 'not aware' if an April offer of ADF support was passed on
- NSW had just four new cases, with three of those being in hotel quarantine while the other was in the Concord cluster and had already been isolating.
- However, there are concerns after a Sydney cab driver tested positive for the virus. Health officials have tracked down many of that driver's passengers, but NSW Health put out a list of trips in the hunt for passengers who still needed to be located.
- Queensland had one new case, being a returned traveller in hotel quarantine. Queensland is also considering easing crowd limits at the Gabba ahead of the AFL Grand Final.
- South Australia is considering relaxing its border policy for NSW travellers, but that decision isn't likely to be made until later in the week.
- New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country's restrictions would be eased from midnight, with Auckland going to alert level 2 and the rest of the country going to alert level 1.
Look back at Monday's key events as they unfolded in the blog below:
