CDFNL chairman Peter Hickey has confirmed that the first round of finals is on hold due to today’s COVID-19 outbreak in regional Victoria.
While no lockdown has been announced, the State Government urged community sporting leagues to cancel this weekend’s matches.
“Advice will be provided to government tomorrow morning and all options are on the table,” a State Government spokesperson told media.
“In the interests of not contributing to any further spread of the virus, all community sporting leagues across regional Victoria are asked to immediately cancel their activities for this weekend.
“A further update will be provided tomorrow.”
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Where To BuyHickey was currently on the phone to clubs but confirmed the news, saying it was “extremely disappointing”.
Seventeen cases have been detected in Shepparton, all linked to the same family.