Victorian Premier Rejects Australian Health Minister’s Call to Open Up

Victorian Premier Rejects Australian Health Minister’s Call to Open Up
Minister for Health Greg Hunt addresses a press conference in the Main Committee Room at Parliament House on April 8, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has rejected federal pressure to ramp up the easing of restrictions as Melburnians eagerly await regaining some freedoms this weekend.

The state on Saturday reported one further case of COVID-19 and no deaths, which Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton described as a “remarkable achievement”.