Regional Victoria Lockdown to End Midnight Thursday

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces a snap five day lockdown for the state during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on July 15, 2021 . Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

The Australian state of Victoria will lift COVID-19 restrictions in regional parts of the state from midnight on Thursday due to low CCP virus case numbers.

Meanwhile, metropolitan Melbourne and the single regional town of Shepparton are still managing serious outbreaks and will remain in lockdown.