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[89], An outbreak in Victoria at a meatworks, later revealed to be Cedar Meats, was announced on 2 May with eight cases. South Australia [178][179], On 16 November South Australia reintroduced "a number of significant restrictions" after an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Perth, Australia, on Monday, the first full day of its lockdown. [4], Western Australia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, a man who was evacuated off the Diamond Princess cruise ship and flown to Darwin. Peter Dutton the Home Affairs Minister for Australia was diagnosed in Queensland. We entered phase one ahead of the national government announcements made on Friday 8 May, and we will remain in phase one until next Monday 18 May. [33], On 10 March, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews warned Victorians to expect "extreme measures" in the wake of the federal government updating the travel advice for Italy. After being restricted to take-away only since March, free standing cafes and restaurants, and those inside pubs and clubs, were allowed some sit-down dining. Schools opened for term 2 on the originally scheduled date, 28 April. [64], As of 30 March, at least 440 passengers (211 in New South Wales, 71 in South Australia, 70 in Queensland, 43 in Western Australia, 22 in the Australian Capital Territory, 18 in Victoria, three in Tasmania and two in the Northern Territory) from Ruby Princess had tested positive for the virus. China accounted for 3000 of the deaths at the time. 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There were only a handful of cases of community transmission in the state after mid-April,[2] until late December 2021 when a tourist caused an outbreak that led to the cancelling of some New Year's Eve events, and the re-imposing of mask wearing rules in Perth and the Peel region. [173][174], On 1 November 2020, Australia recorded zero cases of community transmission nationwide for the first time since 9 June 2020. Mark McGowan praised the Commonwealth for its withdrawal and indicated the Western Australian government would continue to fight the case. A fine of A$200 applied to those not complying, though there were some exemptions. The patient was tested and received treatment in Melbourne. During May 2022, Western Australia experienced sharply rising cases amongst the highest per capita cases seen anywhere in the world throughout the pandemic. [194], By 19 December 23 new cases were reported in the Northern Beaches area. Phase 2 will focus on encouraging Western Australians to return to work, unless they are unwell or vulnerable, so the WA economy can further rebuild in a safe and measured way. . [46], On 18 March in Tasmania the Agfest agricultural field day, set for 79 May, was cancelled[47] and replaced by an online event that ran from 728 May,[48], On 19 March, Celebrity Solstice docked and contributed a further 11 cases to NSW figures by 2 April. The stringent lockdown in Hubei in early 2020 proved effective at controlling the COVID-19 outbreak in China. [132], On 19 July in Victoria, Andrews announced that "face coverings" were to be mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire when residents left their homes. [42], Due to the growing Bondi cluster in Sydney, from 11am on 23 June, Western Australia reinstated a hard border with NSW. [45], Still on 18 March, the Northern Territory government announced an economic stimulus package of A$60million. 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[166], On 19 October, restrictions were eased in Victoria; the two-hour time limit for exercise and socialising was lifted, groups of up to 10 people from two households were allowed to gather outdoors, outdoor sports settings like tennis courts, golf courses and skateparks could reopen, outdoor swimming pools can host up to 30 swimmers, hairdressers were able to open with strict safety protocols in place, outdoor real estate auctions were allowed to go ahead with up to 10 people plus staff, non-essential outdoor home maintenance can take place with up to five workers and many allied health services resumed to face-to-face services. [22], On 9 March, the principal of Carey Baptist Grammar confirmed that one of the teachers at their Kew campus was infected with the virus. Michael Traill The West Australian. [67] The JobKeeper program would pay employers up to $1500 a fortnight per full-time, part-time or casual employee that has worked for that business for over a year, if the business fits criteria involving a loss of turnover as a result of the pandemic. 41 passengers and crew tested positive to COVID-19 and were being treated in Perth hospitals. [46], On 27 June at mid-day, restrictions in the Perth and Peel regions were tightened for at least three days after a woman tested positive after she visited a known COVID-19 hotspot in Sydney on 19 June, returned to Perth on 20 June and tested positive on 26 June. [192] Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly had designated the region a COVID-19 hotspot in line with the National Cabinet's guidelines, which designates a metropolitan area a potential hotspot if it registers 30 or more community transmissions within three days. The opening exhibition of the 2022 Perth Festival was cancelled because of the "current public health situation". [26] Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson advised that they had tested positive and were in isolation. More than 2 million people in the Perth and Peel regions entered a four-day lockdown on Tuesday, after three COVID-19 cases were found in the community. [57], As of 12.01am on 3 January, WA declared Tasmania and the ACT to be "high risk" locations. Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory) to enter the state without undertaking quarantine. They were eligible for subsidised childcare of up to 100 hours per fortnight till 4October 2020. The 78-year-old man, from Perth, was a passenger on board the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was forced to quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama. [49], 14 days quarantine was required for any border entry from the ACT, NT or Queensland. ", "The Government wants to track us via our phones. Up to 10 people were allowed at indoor religious gatherings. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WA to enter three-day snap . [61], In late July, businessman Clive Palmer claimed that the closing of the borders by the Western Australian government was unconstitutional and he launched a legal challenge in the Federal Court. At the time, Perth Stadium became the state's COVID-19 incident response centre. Comments. [101], On 17 May, Victoria announced two further business sites had been shut down due to a suspected case at each. [58][59] From 12pm on this day, Australia required that Australian citizens and permanent residents seek exemptions to leave the country. [201], On 30 December, Victoria reported community transmission for the first time in 61days, with three cases in total found in Melbourne, growing by three further cases on 31 December, suspected to have originated in a traveller from New South Wales. [200], Also on 21 December, the Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry published it final report. But just eight hours after the Monday morning press conference, Perth and Peel was placed in a four-day lockdown because of a third case, a man in his 30s who was a casual contact of Case 1022. Use of the app for that purpose was not mandatory, other electronic or paper based systems were also allowed. Perth lockdown restrictions to lift on Saturday By Nick Pearson 3:24pm May 13, 2021 Western Australia will lift the last of its lockdown restrictions just after midnight on Saturday. Professor Clements said the nature of the virus meant it would never be known if a different approach could have achieved the same positive outcome. He said this decision was taken from the . Managing COVID-19 [79] On 27 and 28 April, four residents of the home died in less than 24 hours, bringing to eleven the number of residents who had died from COVID-19 since 11 April. [171] From 11.59pm on 8November onwards, the 25 kilometres (16 miles) travel limit was removed, restrictions on moving between regional Victorian and metropolitan Melbourne lifted, gyms and fitness studios opened for with a maximum of 20 people per space and one person per 8square metres, capacity limits for restaurants, hotels, cafes and bars increased, gathering limits for faith and religious gatherings increased and indoor pools opened for up to 20 people. Travel from New South Wales and Victoria was already restricted, so only travellers from South Australia and Tasmania are not required to quarantine. [8], From 16 March, a range of restrictions were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. "Every jurisdiction has been learning as it goes, weve never been exposed to this before and so youve got to give the government the credit for doing as good a job as they could with the evidence thats available to them," he said. This is encouraging news," said Premier Mark McGowan. [14], On 2 March, four new cases were reported, two of which were the first cases of community transmission of the virus. The upgrade has been postponed to 1 October 2020. Effective as of 17 July, the new rules included per-table seating reduced from 20 to 10 and a maximum number of 300 persons in any venue. This included those who had been in Perth or Peel since 17 April. The doctor believed he only had a mild cold and was fit to return to work,[19] hitting back at the minister for her comments. [2] On 19 April, Western Australia recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time in over a month. [14], MVArtania departed Fremantle on 18 April following a standoff with state and federal governments over responsibility for the care of passengers and crew. The first human case of COVID-19 in Australia was identified in Melbourne in January 2020. But how much of WAs success so far has been good luck, and how much has been good management? Please try again later. Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people were allowed. [44][45] She was the third person in Australia to die from an adverse reaction to an Astra-Zeneca vaccination; the first two deaths were in NSW from thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. WA will go into border lockdown tomorrow, with entries via road, air and sea to be restricted from 1.30pm local time. [45] On the same day, the cruise ship Ruby Princess discharged 2,700 passengers in Sydney. A timeline of WAs COVID-19 response: Was our success luck, good management, or a bit of both? lockdown in the UK, ordering people to "stay at home" 26 March Lockdown measures legally come into force 25 March Coronavirus Act 2020 gets Royal Assent 16 March PM says "now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact and travel" 10 May PM announces a conditional plan for lifting lockdown, and says that people who cannot work A post-lockdown interim restriction period will be in place for the Perth and Peel regions until 12.01am Tuesday morning (July 6) to keep Western Australians safe. A McLaren Formula One team member on the now-cancelled Australian Grand Prix tested positive for the virus. The Government will pay half each centre's operating costs. A No. [143], On 7 August, an easing of internal WA restrictions was deferred to at least 29August due to an outbreak in Victoria. The states quickly enacted a variety of restrictions against travellers from WA who arrived since 25 January including requiring COVID testing, 5 to 14 days of self or supervised quarantine, and Victoria forbidding entry without a permit. Perth and Peel will enter a 3-day lockdown from 12.01am Saturday 24 April 2021, based on health advice. Residents could receive vouchers worth up to A$40 per day. WA has since moved to tighten its hotel quarantine infection control measures, and has enlisted the Australian Defence Force for additional support. In a televised address to the nation, the PM said that even those nations with the best medical facilities could not contain the virus and that social distancing is the only option to mitigate it. [32] The Victorian government declared they are suspending all jury trials to limit the spread of the virus. Boris Johnson has publicly spoken out about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal; ministers briefly considered ordering all domestic cats in Britain to be killed during COVID, a former health . [137], By 1 August, Australia's national death toll exceeded 200. [27][28], Later that day, an initial $17.6billion stimulus package was unveiled by the Prime Minister to "protect Australians' health, secure jobs and set the economy to bounce back" from the crisis. Day 1 - Friday 13 March Spectators queue outside Albert Park in Melbourne. Anyone who has been in the Region since 12 January must also follow the mask rule. On March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a complete lockdown of the entire nation for 21 days in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest updates Keep up to date with latest news and advice. [170] With a length of 112days, this Victorian COVID-19 lockdown was the longest continuous lockdown world-wide, as of October 2020. [196], By 20 December 30 new cases were reported in Sydney, with 28 being linked to the Avalon RSL club and Avalon bowling club within the Northern Beaches cluster. The Prime Minister tells people they must stay at home, and should only leave for essential reasons such as buying food and exercising once per day. [56][57] The NCCC's role includes providing advice on public-private partnerships and coordination to mitigate the social and economic impacts of the pandemic. [48], On 13 December 2021, it was announced that Western Australia would fully open its borders to COVID-19 vaccinated people from interstate and overseas on 5 February 2022,[50][51] but that re-opening was subsequently delayed. [53], On 24 March, one passenger from Ruby Princess had died and 133 on the ship had tested positive. [136] Palmer also claimed that the border closure would "destroy the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for decades" and compared the death toll of COVID-19 with that of road accidents and influenza. Visitors to Perth or Peel from 6 January were required to wear a mask indoors if they had gone to another area. Genome sequencing in Victoria earlier this month revealed more than 90 per cent of the states deadly second wave could be traced back to a breach in hotel quarantine at The Rydges on Swanston hotel, where a security guard became infected from a returning traveller. [35] The traveller was quarantined after he travelled to India to get married. [32] The last lockdown specific restrictions were lifted at 12:01am on 14February. [82], On 14 April the Federal government announced the "COVIDSafe" digital contact tracing app. Two of his seven housemates, both food delivery drivers, then tested positive. [59], From 16 January masks were again required for indoor public areas in the Perth and Peel regions, after five new cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. [198] Canberra will require quarantine of those from the Central Coast, Greater Sydney, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, and Nepean Blue Mountains. [125], On 18 December, Sydney's Northern Beaches was declared a national COVID-19 hotspot following an outbreak that was linked to 28 cases. New South Wales health authorities asked all passengers to go into self-isolation. [52], An unvaccinated French backpacker tested positive to COVID-19 after flying to Perth from Queensland. COVID-19 Interim Restrictions 2 July 2021 Perth and Peel will transition out of lockdown from 12.01am Saturday, 3 July, 2021. Perth was deserted as social distancing measures took hold. Those and the casino gaming floor were to remain shut until at least 12:01am on 8 May (Saturday). The scheme was later renamed "Dine & Discover NSW". [144], On 14 August in the Northern Territory, the National NAIDOC Awards and the Awards ceremony, due for November in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) after already being postponed from 11 July, were cancelled due to the " uncertainty of travel restrictions, quarantining, and physical distancing requirements. For the following four days some restrictions such as: mandatory face masks in public; some venue closures; and number restrictions for public and private gatherings, remained in force, but travel beyond the Perth and Peel areas was allowed. [70], On 2 April, the number of cases in Victoria exceeded 1,000, including over 100 healthcare workers. There were concerns that the upgrade would temporarily halve the Emergency Department (ED) waiting room capacity, preventing isolation of ED patients from patients with the virus. Nonetheless, on August 14, WA introduced mandatory masks and testing for truck drivers. [81], On 13 April, the Tasmanian government closed the North West Regional Hospital and North West Private Hospital for cleaning, and put the entire staff of over 1,000 people and their families into quarantine. [149][150][151], On 3 September 2020, the human biosecurity emergency period in Australia under the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) was extended by the Federal Health Minister until 17December. ), On 20 July, the number of daily overseas arrivals allowed at Sydney Airport was reduced from 450 (since 5 July) to350. The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. [16] Another confirmed case on this day was a 40-year-old man from Launceston who came back on 29 February from a flight which left Melbourne and landed in Launceston on the same day. The Perth and Peel circuit breaker four-day lockdown will end as planned at 12.01am (July 3) based on the latest public health advice. The remaining 10 per cent was linked to another similar breach at the Stamford Plaza. When he tested positive, he was flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Perth, and was isolated at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. 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[38] Western Australia introduced similar measures as New South Wales, preventing schools from organising gatherings of over 500. [72] The free childcare ended on 12 July, and the previous Child Care Subsidy was reintroduced. [182], On 24 November, Victoria recorded no active cases in the state for the first time since 29 February. How Irish Eurovision fans can get tickets for song contest in Liverpool as release date is confirmed. He had attended several large social events,[53] and subsequently, as of 5January2022[update], 21 local cases were linked to that event. On 15 March, premier Mark McGowan declared a state of emergency. [123] Furthermore, effective immediately the announcement was made, nine public housing towers housing about 3,000 residents were added, with the additional condition that residents could not leave the tower under any circumstances for five days, with the possibility of extension to 14 days. "[145] Also on 14 August in Tasmania, the 2021 Australian Wooden Boat Festival was cancelled. [12], On 29 February, after a Queensland case of an infected person returning to Australia from Iran, the government extended the enforced quarantine to people who had been in Iran, requiring them to spend a fortnight in a third country before being allowed into Australia. It will oversee all parts of the Victorian quarantine program. The lockdown began on 16 March 2020, when Matt Hancock told the House of Commons that all unnecessary social contact should cease. While likely to have been infectious the guard visited several locations in the community, raising the possibility of another lockdown in Western Australia. This figure was later revised to $70billion when an error of estimation came to light. [63], From 31 January, proof of vaccination was required for entry to hospitals, aged care facilities, hospitality and indoor entertainment venues across the state. Nev Power, the person tasked with Australia's economic recovery post-pandemic, likened WA's pandemic policies to "squashing an ant with a sledgehammer", but the defiance of the WA government to keep its state borders closed is overwhelmingly supported by West Australians who have been able to return to relative normality thanks to the state's virus-free bubble. [77][78] On 14 April, the outbreak was linked to an infected staff member with minor symptoms, but who attended work for six shifts. [130], On 12 July, the free Federally funded childcare introduced on 2 April 2020[72] ended, and the Federal Child Care Subsidy was reintroduced. The official list of reasons you can now leave home includes: Non-contact recreational activities such as private picnics in the park, fishing, boating, hiking and campingall in compliance with travel restrictions and the new 10-person rule.

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