and that’s what it was in Richmond last night, it is not worth it,” he said. “People who make a sneaky and illegal visit to regional Victoria, it’s not worth potentially spreading the virus. Mr Andrews blasted a pub crawl in Melbourne as an “insult to everybody” doing the right thing as he warned the current outbreak was at risk of running out of control and the lockdown was unlikely to be lifted. The list of exposure sites climbed to 500 and there are concerns about the spread of the virus in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The state recorded 25 new cases on Sunday, with four mystery cases and only 12 of the locally acquired cases in quarantine for the entire infectious period. However, there were fears the lockdown, which followed quickly from the state’s fourth and fifth lockdowns, meant tough restrictions could continue into September and run for months. Premier Daniel Andrews called the pub crawl “an insult to everybody” doing the right thing. Victorian government sources said a two-week extension of the already extended lockdown was likely to be under consideration.Ĭrowds gather for the “Walk, Talk, Sip” event in Richmond on Saturday. International travel - heavily restricted in Australia since its borders were closed to most foreign nationals in March 2020 - could resume as soon as November.Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the “signs” are Melbourne’s sixth lockdown will be prolonged as epidemiologists warn to prepare for an extension that could last weeks. More than 70% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Lockdowns in Sydney and Canberra have also recently been lifted.Īustralia has recorded 150,000 coronavirus cases and more than 1,500 deaths since the pandemic began. More restrictions will end, including the reopening of most shops, when the state of Victoria’s vaccination rate hits 80%. Residents of Melbourne must continue to work from home if they can, and travel between the city and regional areas is only allowed with a permit. Masks are still mandatory both indoors and outdoors for all people in Victoria state. So, you know, if people, kind of, do not feel comfortable doing all the things that, you know, their friends are inviting them to do, I think it is important for people not to feel like they are boring or they are afraid.” In Melbourne right now, we have as much COVID as they have in all of Spain. They should enjoy some new freedoms, but they do need to think about how much COVID is out there. “We all need to use our heads when we are getting out of lockdown,” she said. Nancy Baxter, an epidemiologist at the University of Melbourne, says the community still needs to be cautious. The new freedoms, however, apply only to the fully vaccinated.Īs the lockdown ends, the state of Victoria has recorded one of its highest daily totals of new coronavirus cases, with 2,232 infections, and 12 deaths reported Thursday. It recently passed Buenos Aires in Argentina as the world’s most locked-down city.īut pubs, cafes and hairdressers will reopen when the lockdown ends just before midnight Thursday. In total, it has spent more than 260 days under some of Australia’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions.
Since the pandemic began, the city of 5 million people has had six lockdowns. Restrictions on leaving home will be lifted and a nighttime curfew will be scrapped because the state of Victoria has met its double dose vaccination target of 70%.
A COVID-19 lockdown in the Australian city of Melbourne - officially the world’s most locked down city - will end Thursday.
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