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"&lt;p&gt;A reporter has just asked Victoria&amp;apos;s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton if he can guarantee these tough new restrictions will break the pandemic&amp;apos;s back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The short answer is, no he cannot - but he is optimistic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m hoping this will mark a significant difference to how much transmission is occurring,&amp;quot; Prof Sutton said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s a significant step-up and these are very broad and deep measures. So, I can absolutely see cases decreasing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;But in terms of the guarantee, Government, public service cannot make a guarantee.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He estimated 20,000 cases have been averted over the period since stage three restrictions have been in place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;But it wasn&amp;apos;t enough,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;/p&gt;"
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