Victoria ‘Stage 4’ Restrictions Limited Impact on Stopping COVID-19 Spread Says Chief Health Officer Sutton

Brett Sutton the Chief Health Officer of Victoria speaks to the media in Melbourne, Australia, on June 22, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

MELBOURNE—Further restrictions in Victoria would have limited impact on stopping new COVID-19 infections, the state’s chief health officer says.

As Victoria approaches three weeks of triple-digit daily case rises and rising deaths, questions are being asked about what more can be done.