Victoria Eyes Workers Permit for Virus

Victoria Eyes Workers Permit for Virus
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews wears a face mask as he walks in to the daily briefing in Melbourne, Australia on July 19, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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Victorians could be stopped in the street by police and asked to produce a work permit to aid enforcement of tightened COVID-19 restrictions.

While announcing new rules for businesses to fight the state’s second wave of the virus on August 3, Premier Daniel Andrews flagged a permit system could be rolled out for essential workers.