The vaccine passport system will be used in Melbourne once lockdown lifts. File photo: GettyVictoria has recorded 1612 new Covid-19 cases and eight deaths, as trials begin of the state's vaccine passport system. The trials will test the vaccine certification technology and train staff and business owners on how to communicate vaccine requirements to patrons. Meanwhile, a Brighton school says it will become the first in the state to use rapid antigen testing for Covid-19. From Thursday, Firbank Grammar School will begin using rapid tests twice a week on all people who enter its senior school.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 10, 2021 23:15 UTC