Epidemiologist and advisor to the World Health Organisation Professor Mary-Louise McLaws joins The Latest to discuss whether the lockdown of Victoria's COVID-19 hotspots is enough to control the growing number of cases, and if the worst is yet to come. Read more: https://7news.link/38fOSHS | 7NEWS Melbourne

28K views · 1.3K reactions | Victoria's remaining COVID-19 restrictions won't be easing before October, with Daniel Andrews today extending our pandemic declaration. #9News | Nightly at 6pm | 9 News Melbourne | Facebook

18K views · 66 reactions | #BREAKING Two locally acquired COVID cases have been detected in Victoria, ending their six-day streak. #9Today | TODAY | Facebook

2.9K views · 58 reactions | 52 Victorians have died with COVID in the last week even though reported cases dropped slightly on last week to 2,900. 7NEWS at 6pm | More local news: www.7NEWS.com.au/news/vic #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne | Facebook

18K views · 180 reactions | Victoria's vaccine rollout is running behind schedule, with only a third of doses administered in the first week. The government is defending the pace, claiming its deliberately slow and steady. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne | Facebook

14K views · 169 reactions | The ADF is being recruited to help with the vaccine rollout, helping to get injections to our most vulnerable. The program is now picking up pace, with Victoria recording its biggest day of doses so far. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne | Facebook

The Sputnik 5 vaccine rollout has hit a roadblock in India. Issues in production of Russia’s vaccine have impacted the availability of doses for vaccination target set by the Indian government to vaccinate all above 18 years by December 2021. Sputnik V has hit a roadblock in the development of the second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine. Sources in the government have said that the Russian vaccine maker is facing manufacturing issues in producing the second component (AD5) of the adenovirus vector-b