Vic State Government Has Issued a Million Travel Permits Since Mid December

Vic State Government Has Issued a Million Travel Permits Since Mid December
Police officers patrol and check for entry permits to Victoria at a border checkpoint in Mallacoota, Australia on Dec. 29, 2020. Diego Fedele/Getty Images
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The Victorian government has issued more than a million travel permits since virus border restrictions were imposed just over six weeks ago.

As of January 30, 1,014,787 permits had been granted for travellers to enter Victoria, an average of almost fifteen permits for every minute of every day since restrictions were imposed on December 16.