Victoria Can Handle New Clusters: Premier

Police officer patrols and checks for entry permits to Victoria at a border checkpoint in Mallacoota, Australia on Dec. 31, 2020. Diego Fedele/Getty Images

Victoria’s hard border with New South Wales (NSW) will start from 11.59 p.m. on Friday after eight locally acquired cases were recorded in less than 24 hours.

Premier Daniel Andrews said Victoria is equipped to handle new coronavirus clusters.