Victoria has confirmed another two locally-acquired COVID-19 cases, taking its total to eight. The increase has prompted a hard border with New South Wales from 11.59 p.m. on Jan. 1, acting premier Jacinta Allan said on Thursday afternoon. Anyone who arrives back in Victoria from anywhere in NSW after that time will have to go into isolation for 14 days. “This is going to cause some disruption for Victorians who may be holidaying,” Allan said, apologising for the disruption. “However these difficult decisions are about protecting the community, protecting and keeping case numbers low and doing everything we can to lock in the gains we have made over the course of 2020.” Masks will be mandatory indoors from 5 p.m. on Thursday and the number of visitors allowed in Victorian homes is down to 15 from 30 under changes announced by Allan earlier in the day. The two additional cases …