'A summer like never before': Victoria and NSW prepare for Covid risk in the holiday season

With case numbers down now in both states, attention turns to the threat from warmer weather and crowded beaches

State premiers in Victoria and New South Wales have begun outlining plans for a summer like never before" as authorities scramble to prepare for large crowds at beaches and warn of the possibility of Covid-19 outbreaks in the warmer months ahead.

On Monday the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, said it was a great day" after the state recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases.