UPDATED: A state of disaster has been declared in Victoria and some new lockdown rules will come into place from Sunday night in metropolitan Melbourne, including a curfew from 8pm to 5am for non-essential activities.
They will be in place for six weeks [until September 13].
Under the stage four rules:
Exercise will be limited to one hour per day
Only one person per household will be able to go out shopping within 5km of their home -
People in Reefton are fcuked their nearest store is 20klms away Remote learning will resume for all students from Wednesday
Childcare will be closed except for vulnerable children and children of permitted workers
Public transport will be restricted overnight
Weddings will be banned from Thursday -
Many a mans life is saved!! Funerals allowed and 10 mourners can leave Melbourne for regional funerals
Organised sport will be banned
Visits to intimate partners will be allowed outside 5km
Cafes and restaurants can still open to sell takeaway food
And people with the virus are allowed to go out and exercise with the rest of the people ..... how the **** does that make sense...
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Fairly sad reading...
https://www.theage.com.au/national/live-updates-coronavirus-victoria-braces-for-stage-four-lockdown-after-high-covid-19-cases-aged-care-crisis-continues-nsw-battles-clusters-australian-death-toll-jumps-to-201-20200802-p55ho8.html#p50xr3