SYDNEY • The authorities in Australia’s Victoria state outlined yesterday what life would look like when the state reaches vaccination rates of 80 per cent and 90 per cent.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said there would be a “fundamental change” to health restrictions at a 90 per cent rate of vaccination, which is predicted to come around Nov 24.
“There will be no caps anywhere,” he said. “Masks will only be required in high-risk indoor settings – for instance, public transport, prisons, hospitals, aged care.”
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When hen Ashland signed Victor's agreement relinquishing his claim on Newman/Locke, plus annulling his marriage to Victoria, for a $500 million payoff, the fuse was lit on a storyline powder keg packed with nearly a year of lies, deceit and manipulations and the resulting explosion was bombastic.
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After convincing Ashland that she is ready to leave Genoa City with him for good in order to distance themselves from her family's interference, Victoria lowers the boom and reveals she has no intention of going anywhere with him.
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