Melbourne International Comedy Festival cancelled, AFL spectators banned as coronavirus disruption hits Victoria

Football fans will be barred from attending AFL matches and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been cancelled, as efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus begin to cause extreme disruptions in Victoria. Key points: The disruptions come after Victoria recorded its first case of community-transmitted coronavirus The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has been postponed and other events such as the International Flower and Garden Show are in limbo Luna Park has also been closed for a fortnight Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference on Friday afternoon that from Monday, Australian governments would be urging the cancellation of all non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people, with exceptions made for education and employment. Earlier, Melbourne International Comedy Festival director Susan Provan announced the festival's cancellation in a statement, saying it was a "difficult decision" to make. Victoria's public exposure sites Tuesday, March 10 Mary Miller Cafe Fitzroy between 12:30pm and 2:00pm No 19 cafe, Ascot Vale between 8:00am and 9:30am Emirates flight EK0406 from Dubai to Melbourne arriving at 6:00am Monday, March 9 Qantas flight QF430 from Melbourne to Sydney departing at 12:00pm Qantas flight QF459 FROM Sydney to Melbourne departing at 6:00pm Sunday, March 8 T20 Cricket World Cup Final, Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCC Members Level 2, between 5:15pm and 11:30pm Myrtle Oval, Macleay Park, North Balwyn between 10:00am and 4:00pm Ramsden Street Oval, Clifton Hill, between 8:30am and 5:00pm Virgin Australia flight VA24 from Los Angeles to Melbourne which arrived at 7:00am Saturday, March 7 Albert Park Hotel between 6:00pm and 10:00pm South Melbourne Market between 2:00pm and 3:00pm Coles Waurn Ponds between 1:00pm and 6:00pm AAMI Park in the evening Ashburton Park, time unsure Virgin Australia flight VA24 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, arrived 7:00am Friday, March 6 Malaysia Airways flight MH0149 from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne arrived 9:00am Pho Hung Vuong 2 Vietnamese Restaurant in Richmond between 6:00pm and 7:00pm Qantas flight QF94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne arrived 9:40am Coles Waurn Ponds between 8:45am and 10:00am South Melbourne Market between 8:30am and 10:00am Emirates flight EK404 from Singapore to Melbourne arrived at 12:15am Thursday, March 5 Cinema Nova, Carlton, Movie: The Amber Light between 7:30pm and 10:30pm V/Line train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong departing about 5:40pm Tuesday, March 3 Wine by Sam in Seymour between 12:30pm and 3:30pm La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus: March 3 between 9:00am and 12:00pm March 4 between 11:00am and 1:00pm March 5 between 1:00pm and 4:30pm Monday, March 2 Virgin Australia flight VA682 from Perth to Melbourne which arrived at 4:20pm VLine train from Geelong to Southern Cross departing about 5:40pm Metro train from Southern Cross to Camberwell departing between 7:00pm and 7:15pm Toorak Clinic, 575 Malvern Rd, Toorak for patients and staff that attended the clinic any time between March 2 and March 6 United Airlines flight UA0060 from San Francisco to Melbourne arrived 9:30am Singapore Airlines flight SQ237 from Singapore to Melbourne arrived 10:50am Malindo Air flight OD177 from Denpasar to Melbourne arrived 10:50am