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THREE-QUARTERS of workers will be able to return to the office after new health advice.
The Victorian government announced on Tuesday morning that 75 per cent of workers would be able to return from February 8.
It follows 27 days free from community transmission in the state.
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Workplaces will still be required to keep a record of all workers and visitors who attend the premises for more than 15 minutes.
It comes as the government plans to introduce legislation into parliament this week to ensure COVID-19-related public health directions remain enforceable, with the state of emergency set to expire mid-March.
If passed, the new legislation will allow the government to extend the State of Emergency for nine more months in four week increments, expiring mid-December.
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VICTORIA'S run of days without new COVID-19 community cases has reached 27, as the state records another doughnut day.
One new case was reported in hotel quarantine, acquired overseas.
Twenty-two cases are active in Victoria, all in returned travellers.
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It comes as Victorian health authorities monitor the situation in Western Australia, which reported a positive case of a highly contagious COVID-19 strain in a hotel quarantine worker.
The case has plunged parts of Western Australia into a five day lockdown.
A total 8480 test results were reported to the Victorian Department of Health to Tuesday.
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