Victoria Grants 117 Border Exemptions out of 1500 Applications

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

More than 1500 Victorians have applied for exemptions to the state’s border closure with NSW, but so far authorities have granted just 117.

A hard border between the two states came into effect on the night of Jan. 1, requiring anyone returning after then to be approved and undergo 14 days hotel quarantine.