Perth, Peel and South West emerge from COVID lockdown as restrictions lift across the state
3 years, 10 months ago

Perth, Peel and South West emerge from COVID lockdown as restrictions lift across the state

ABC  

Western Australians are returning to life as normal as residents re-emerge this morning after a five-day snap lockdown. Key points: The five-day lockdown ended at 6:00pm last night The five-day lockdown ended at 6:00pm last night Some restrictions, including mask use and person limits at indoor and outdoor gatherings, remain for the Perth and Peel regions Some restrictions, including mask use and person limits at indoor and outdoor gatherings, remain for the Perth and Peel regions There will be no lingering restrictions for the South West, except for limits on non-essential travel The strict lockdown was imposed on over 80 per cent of the state's population last Sunday after a hotel quarantine security guard tested positive for the virulent UK strain of coronavirus. If you're getting back to work or heading out to support our local businesses, stay safe and look out for one another," Mr McGowan said. "We had two fully booked classes today so if that's anything to go by, everybody has just rushed to get back in and training again," she said. "Everyone was really happy to be out and, I guess, relieved you know — starting to get back to normal," he said.

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Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters
3 years, 5 months ago

Lockdown returns in Australia’s Melbourne due to growing Covid clusters

India TV News  

Amid concern over rising Covid cases in Australia, country's largest city Melbourne has been put under 5-day strict lockdown, starting tonight. Melbourne’s fifth lockdown of the pandemic will apply across Victoria state, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday. A three-week lockdown of Sydney and surrounding communities in New South Wales state had been due to end on Friday. Health …

Perth COVID lockdown to end at midnight, WA Premier Mark McGowan announces at press conference
3 years, 5 months ago

Perth COVID lockdown to end at midnight, WA Premier Mark McGowan announces at press conference

ABC  

Perth's "circuit-breaking" four-day lockdown will end at midnight after WA recorded one new local case of COVID-19 since yesterday, Premier Mark McGowan has announced. Next three days 'crucial' to determine future freedoms Mr McGowan said he understood the four-square-metre rule and 20-person capacity limit would be "difficult" for many businesses. Mr McGowan said the next three days would be crucial …

COVID updates: Delta variant 'seeded' in community as Perth lockdown announced — as it happened
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID updates: Delta variant 'seeded' in community as Perth lockdown announced — as it happened

ABC  

Sounds like he might have to get the boss on the blower ASAP. And for people leaving: "We've been in contact with the mining industry before the press conference, we're asking the FIFO industry to stay home. The reason we have done that, you saw with the gold mine in the Northern Territory, a case got in there and hundreds …

Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown to lift on Friday as Victorian businesses push for 'snapback'
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown to lift on Friday as Victorian businesses push for 'snapback'

ABC  

Melbourne will take its first small steps out of lockdown on Friday, as the Victorian government resists calls from business for a "snapback" to an open economy sooner. Your handy 25-kilometre radius calculator for after Melbourne's lockdown Photo shows A map shows Melbourne with a radius circle superimposed over it, and a button reading "Use my location" Melburnians are set …

Perth and Peel COVID-19 lockdown reaches third day as WA awaits case numbers
3 years, 7 months ago

Perth and Peel COVID-19 lockdown reaches third day as WA awaits case numbers

ABC  

As Perth and the Peel region enter a third day of lockdown, residents and businesses are anxiously waiting to find out whether the snap shutdown will end tomorrow as scheduled. Key points: The Perth and Peel lockdown is due to end at 12:01am on Tuesday However, the WA Premier says some measures will remain More potential exposure sites are likely …

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded
3 years, 7 months ago

Perth lockdown ends as no new COVID community cases recorded

ABC  

The lockdown of the Perth and Peel region has ended after Western Australia recorded no new community spread of coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. Key points: The interim restrictions include the mandatory wearing of face masks The Premier says the lockdown was the "circuit-breaker" WA needed Two people caught COVID-19 off a man infected in hotel quarantine But …

Perth COVID lockdown update: No new cases of community spread
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth COVID lockdown update: No new cases of community spread

ABC  

Western Australia has recorded no new community cases of COVID-19 amid a growing outbreak of the virus in Perth. WA Premier Mark McGowan said he wanted to see more testing completed, and that it was "too early to predict what will happen on Tuesday", when the lockdown is due to end. "If you've been to an exposure location that the …

Perth lockdown begins as COVID cases force city and Peel region into three days of hibernation
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth lockdown begins as COVID cases force city and Peel region into three days of hibernation

ABC  

People in Perth and the outer-metropolitan area of Peel have woken up to the first morning of a three-day COVID lockdown. Key points: The Perth and Peel lockdown will cover the Anzac Day long weekend It was sparked by COVID transmission at a quarantine hotel If no further cases emerge, it is set to end at midnight on Monday The …

Perth lockdown: COVID-19 cases force other states and territories to impose border and travel restrictions
3 years, 8 months ago

Perth lockdown: COVID-19 cases force other states and territories to impose border and travel restrictions

ABC  

News of Perth and Peel's snap three-day lockdown has forced the other states and territories into action. They also urged "all travellers who have arrived from the Perth and Peel regions since 17 April to check the WA website and immediately follow the actions outlined", and called on anyone who had attended any of the identified venues to contact NSW …

Perth's post-COVID lockdown rules explained, from mask-wearing to nightclubbing
3 years, 10 months ago

Perth's post-COVID lockdown rules explained, from mask-wearing to nightclubbing

ABC  

After a week unlike any other in Western Australia's recent memory, the end is now in sight for a lockdown that has kept 2 million people inside for five days. If you are in the South West, life will return to as it was before the lockdown — there will be no lingering restrictions, except for limits on non-essential travel …

Coronavirus lockdown for Perth and South West leaves WA facing a week like no other
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown for Perth and South West leaves WA facing a week like no other

ABC  

The pack of masks made it clear what was about to come. About five minutes before the Premier and Health Minister walked in on Sunday for a media conference that would bring life as we know it to a temporary halt in most of WA, government staffers asked all the journalists, photographers and camera operators present to don face masks …

Here are the coronavirus lockdown rules in place for the next five days in Perth, Peel and South West
3 years, 10 months ago

Here are the coronavirus lockdown rules in place for the next five days in Perth, Peel and South West

ABC  

Western Australia's Perth, Peel and South West regions have entered a five-day lockdown. "You can walk, you can run, but in our rules, and I've checked this personally with our Chief Health Officer, you must wear a mask at all times," Mr Dawson said. The government says people can only enter the lockdown areas, or travel between them, "to access …

Panic buying in Perth as lockdown begins despite Premier Mark McGowan's plea for calm
3 years, 10 months ago

Panic buying in Perth as lockdown begins despite Premier Mark McGowan's plea for calm

ABC  

Long queues have been forming outside supermarkets across the Perth metropolitan area despite the WA Premier urging people not to panic-buy as the state heads into its first coronavirus lockdown in nine months. Key points: Shelves across Perth were stripped bare after the lockdown announcment Shelves across Perth were stripped bare after the lockdown announcment The WA Premier urged people …

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