ACT enters lockdown for seven days as four cases of COVID-19 recorded

The ACT has gone into lockdown for seven days, after the territory recorded four positive cases of COVID-19. Key points: The initial case — man in his 20s — had been infectious in the community since Sunday Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the new cases posed a "serious health risk" The snap shutdown, which began at 5:00pm, is the first time the ACT has entered lockdown since early in 2020 On Thursday at midday, ACT authorities confirmed a man in his 20s from Gungahlin in Canberra's north had tested positive to the virus and had been infectious in the community since Sunday. Suburb Place Date Arrival time Departure time Canberra City Fiction Bar 8 August 12:00am 4:45am Woden Church of Pentecost, 19B Irving St 8 August 10:30am 1pm Fyshwick Freedom Furniture 8 August 2pm 2:20pm Fyshwick JB Hifi 8 August 2:15pm 2:35pm Fyshwick TK Maxx 8 August 2:35pm 2:50pm Braddon Assembly Pub 8 August 9pm 9:30pm Fyshwick Stockade Training Centre 9 August 7:30am 1pm Fyshwick Stockade Training Centre 10 August 9am 11am Manuka Urban Pantry 10 August 10:30am 1pm Fyshwick Harvey Norman 10 August 11am 12pm Mitchell North Canberra Business Centre 11 August 11:10am 11:30am Cook Companion House 11 August 11:30am 11:45am Kingston Capital Chemist 11 August 12pm 12:15pm Manuka Coles 11 August 12:15pm 12:40pm What the ACT's lockdown restrictions mean ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith urged people not to "look for a loophole" out of following lockdown rules. "The further details in relation to those support packages, the COVID disaster package, the business supports … will be available on our COVID-19 website and through the various Commonwealth government websites, where an additional page or link will be provided for support for ACT residents and businesses.” Hope lockdown will act as 'circuit-breaker' ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman said they hoped to stop the virus with an immediate lockdown. As news emerged that panic-buying was taking place across the capital, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith also urged Canberrans not to rush out to purchase supplies and to be "thoughtful" as they entered lockdown.