Victoria Has 'Eliminated' Coronavirus After No New Cases In 28 Days

Victorians will be celebrating today after recording no new coronavirus cases or deaths in 28 days.

No new infections in four weeks is a very big deal in the fight against Covid-19 because it's the time needed for officials to declare elimination.

As a result, Victoria can say it has eliminated the coronavirus.

La Trobe University epidemiologist Hassan Vally told the ABC that 28 days is a pretty good benchmark when fighting a virus like coronavirus.

"If you have zero cases for 28 days you pretty much have zero chance of having any community transmission," he said.

"It is possible there is still some virus lurking that we haven't detected, but the longer you go with zero cases detected, the more confidence you can have that you have eliminated the virus."

Topics: News, Australia

Stewart Perrie

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