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Daniel Andrews VIC COVID update - on new lockdowns
- 671 new cases
- 7 more deaths (6 connected to aged care)
- 385 in hospital, 38 receiving intensive care
- 671 new cases
- 7 more deaths (6 connected to aged care)
- 385 in hospital, 38 receiving intensive care
Andrews says 760 "mystery cases" - "where we can't trace back the source of that person's infection"
Calls this "our biggest challenge and the reason why we need to move to a different set of rules"
"You have to err on the side of caution, go further and harder"
Calls this "our biggest challenge and the reason why we need to move to a different set of rules"
"You have to err on the side of caution, go further and harder"
breaking: Premier Daniel Andrews says from 6pm tonight, a "state of disaster in Victoria"
"This means that police and others have additional powers.
We can suspend various acts of the parliament and make sure that we get the job done"
"This means that police and others have additional powers.
We can suspend various acts of the parliament and make sure that we get the job done"
breaking - new VIC restrictions:
- cannot go any further away from your home than a 5km radius
- Only one person able to go shopping once per day
- 1 hr, once per day, of exercise/fresh air only - "recreational activity" not allowed
- cannot go any further away from your home than a 5km radius
- Only one person able to go shopping once per day
- 1 hr, once per day, of exercise/fresh air only - "recreational activity" not allowed
new VIC restrictions continued:
- from tonight, a CURFEW across metropolitan Melbourne, from 8pm to 5am each day
- "the only reason to be out of your home... is to get care, to give care, or to go to and from work or be at work. We can no longer have people visiting others"
- from tonight, a CURFEW across metropolitan Melbourne, from 8pm to 5am each day
- "the only reason to be out of your home... is to get care, to give care, or to go to and from work or be at work. We can no longer have people visiting others"
new VIC restrictions cont'd:
- regional VIC goes to stage 3 lockdowns - gyms, pubs, cafes affected
- Andrews says TOMORROW more announcements on specific industries - some HAVE to close, others will be slowed down
- supermarkets, chemists remain open
- transcript here for more:
- regional VIC goes to stage 3 lockdowns - gyms, pubs, cafes affected
- Andrews says TOMORROW more announcements on specific industries - some HAVE to close, others will be slowed down
- supermarkets, chemists remain open
- transcript here for more:
Daniel Andrews has a thread here, of long statements explaining the Victorian lockdown changes in depth, if you are trying to figure out exactly what's going on https://twitter.com/DanielAndrewsMP/status/1289784719215714305
Andrews says he has been speaking with PM Morrison on JobKeeper and JobSeeker - "if there are areas where there are anomalies and businesses or workers might not qualify for those payments when clearly they should, then we will continue to work through those issues"
full story here - lockdowns explained, new rules for Melbourne and regional Victoria, curfews, new limits on travel and shopping @TheNewDailyAu https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/08/02/victoria-stage-four-lockdown/
