[83][84], On 15 April, a Western Australian man became the first person in Australia to be jailed for breaking a self-isolation directive. WA lockdown over but masks and other restrictions remain. The Inquiry was to " examine the operation of Victoria's hotel quarantine program for returning travellers." That advantage bought the federal and state government time to stage a defence which would ultimately lead to community spread of coronavirus being eliminated in WA by mid April a feat that has been maintained for 138 days. Legislation was introduced to the WA Parliament on 15 June to make such access illegal. [86], On 30 April 2020, the ACT declared itself to be free of all known cases of COVID-19, the first Australian jurisdiction. Professor Clements said there was also an element of luck in that WA was isolated and not an international travel hub, but good management could be seen in the swift action by authorities: "the government went hard and I think that was the right thing to do". Following a pandemic being declared by the World Health Organisation on March 11, the Commonwealth enacted a raft of unprecedented measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 including closing the international border, mandating hotel quarantine for returning Australians and whittling non-essential gathering limits down to just two people. By the time WA emerged from its toughest period of restrictions, which lasted between March 29 and April 28, it had unknowingly eliminated community transmission of the virus after previously recording 16 cases of unknown transmission. ), On 20 July, the number of daily overseas arrivals allowed at Sydney Airport was reduced from 450 (since 5 July) to350. [2] On 18 March, indoor gatherings of over 100 people were banned. [168], On 26 October, the "second wave" ended when Victoria recorded zero new cases and zero deaths statewide for the first time since 9 June 139 days. [53], On 24 March, one passenger from Ruby Princess had died and 133 on the ship had tested positive. Monday March 23, will be the final day of the term for kids in Victoria. [90] By 8 May, the cluster of cases linked to Cedar Meats in Victoria was 71, consisting of at least 57 workers and 13 close contacts, including a nurse, aged care worker and high school student. [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. [178][179], On 16 November South Australia reintroduced "a number of significant restrictions" after an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. [160] On 13 January 2021 that event too was cancelled. The COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. There were 81 known and active Omicron cases in WA. [55], On 25 March, the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) was established by the Prime Minister, as a strategic advisory body for the national response to the pandemic. The interim Commissioner of CQV is the Commissioner of Corrections, Emma Cassar. Schools were prevented from organising gatherings of over 500, including swimming and sports carnivals, interschool carnivals, performances, concerts, exhibitions, fetes and fairs. Non-contact recreational activities such as private picnics in the park, fishing . Specifically, from 4pm today the following facilities will be closed . [18], On 7 March, Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos confirmed during a press conference that a doctor in Victoria had tested positive for COVID-19. [61], On 20 January, McGowan delayed the reopening of the state's borders, announced on 13 December 2021 as scheduled for 5 February. [8], From 16 March, a range of restrictions were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. A$450million was allocated to waive payroll tax for 3 months. [65] As of 31 March 2020, five of them had died, one in the Australian Capital Territory, two in Tasmania, one in New South Wales and one in Queensland. [72] The free childcare ended on 12 July, and the previous Child Care Subsidy was reintroduced. "[106], By 26 May, Australia's first human trials of a candidate COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax's NVX-CoV2373, began in Melbourne. [89], An outbreak in Victoria at a meatworks, later revealed to be Cedar Meats, was announced on 2 May with eight cases. "[67][68], COVID-19 cumulative cases in Western Australia[69], COVID-19 daily cases in Western Australia[69], Traffic sign in Perth advising of regional travel bans, May 2020, Last edited on 16 December 2022, at 18:50, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, "A timeline of WA's COVID-19 response: Was our success luck, good management, or a bit of both? There were no new COVID-19 cases detected in WA overnight before the change, and only five active cases in WA, all in hotel quarantine. [175][176], On 3 November in Melbourne there was an anti-lockdown protest. The image frame bears the inscriptions "AUSTRALIAN WEDGE TAILED EAGLE," "2023 1 . 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. The Northern Territory. [38] Western Australia introduced similar measures as New South Wales, preventing schools from organising gatherings of over 500. South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said that the government would be "looking very carefully at what consequences there are going to be", although South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said that the man would likely not face charges as there was "no penalty associated with telling lies". Curtin University infectious disease expert Archie Clements believed the achievement was both good luck and good management. Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a hotel quarantine outbreak led to community transmission. 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. In 2021, Anzac Day services in Perth city and the Peel region were cancelled when those areas entered a sudden 3 day COVID-19 lockdown on 23 April. [11] Within the Kimberley region, movement was further restricted to prevent travel between each of the four local government areas. 41 passengers and crew tested positive to COVID-19 and were being treated in Perth hospitals. Comments. [161], The 2020 Federal Budget, due to be delivered in May but delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, is delivered on 6 October. 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[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. In addition, the State of Emergency in Victoria was extended until 11:59 p.m. on 16 August 2020. [42], Due to the growing Bondi cluster in Sydney, from 11am on 23 June, Western Australia reinstated a hard border with NSW. This included several new measures; most notably a Coronavirus Supplement of an extra A$550 per fortnight of income support, relaxed eligibility criteria for individuals on Jobseeker Payment (formerly Newstart), and grants of up to A$100,000 for small and medium-sized businesses. The Perth and the Peel region will be plunged into four-day lockdown, at a minimum, from 12.01am on Tuesday morning after the northern suburbs recorded its third positive coronavirus case since Sunday.. Premier Mark McGowan described the lockdown as a "circuit breaker" to help slow the virus' spread. GDP is likely to have experienced a contraction from 2019 figures. [97][98], On 15 May, South Australia became the second jurisdiction, after the ACT, to be free of any active cases;[99] however, on 26May, a woman returning from overseas who was granted exemption into South Australia from her hotel quarantine in Victoria tested positive for COVID-19. [7], By 6 February, three returning members from a tour group in Wuhan were identified in Queensland. [140] The increased restrictions included a curfew across Melbourne from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting immediately,[141] while other changes that took effect from 8 August were that abattoir production was reduced by a third and poultry production by one fifth to allow for reduced worker numbers. [12], On 5 April, all state borders were closed, a strengthening of the previous border rules, and all arrivals were quarantined in city hotels for 14 days. 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. [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. By Sarah Swain. The listed restrictions included a reduction of the four-square-metre rule for enclosed venues to two square metres, as well as the allowance of 50% capacity limits for large venues such as Optus Stadium which seats 60,000 patrons at full capacity. Masks are mandatory from 6pm tonight, Friday 23 April 2021 for Perth and Peel residents. The opening exhibition of the 2022 Perth Festival was cancelled because of the "current public health situation". Perth and the outer-metropolitan Peel region are plunged into a three-day lockdown after a traveller spent five days in the community while infectious, after completing 14 days of hotel quarantine. Attendance is limited only by the one person per 2 sq metre rule. There has been one death in the state. [55][56] From 7 January masks were only required in higher risk places, such as hospitals and public transport. [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. [30] [117][118] The inquiry was delayed by lockdown restrictions. The president of the Australian Medical Association WA, Mark Duncan-Smith, believed that the state's hospital system was not ready for the borders to be reopened. Western Australia has recorded another locally acquired COVID-19 on the second day of a four-day lockdown in Perth and Peel. [184][185] Also on 27 November, the 2021 National Multicultural Festival in Canberra was postponed from its usual February dates to " by late 2021". South Africa will enter a nationwide lockdown for 21-days with effect from midnight on Thursday 26 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. The 37-year-old male tested positive overnight on Wednesday while in quarantine. The latter is often called a lockdown. [39] Susan McDonald, a Queensland senator, confirmed being infected with the virus. [181], On 23 November, the Australian Capital Territory government announced the "ChooseCBR" electronic voucher discount scheme to help stimulate local businesses during the "coronavirus recession". The much smaller, 5,000 patrons maximum, "Summernats Rev Rock n Roll" festival was due be held at EPIC on the 57March 2021 Canberra Day long weekend. [155], On 13 September, Melbourne moved from Stage Four to the First Step of the roadmap for reopening, which allowed for slightly reduced restrictions; such changes included the implementation of social bubbles which allowed those living alone or single parents to have one other person in their home, the reopening of playgrounds and outdoor fitness equipment, libraries allowed to open for contactless click and collect, as well as a reduction of the curfew by an hour. [76], On 11 April, the charity Anglicare was advised of an outbreak at its Newmarch House aged care nursing home in Caddens, New South Wales. Perth and Peel will enter a 3-day lockdown from 12.01am Saturday 24 April 2021, based on health advice. [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. A snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown is set to end Monday in the Australian city of Perth . This figure was later revised to $70billion when an error of estimation came to light. [169][170] On the same day, Daniel Andrews announced a significant easing of restrictions to take effect over the coming weeks. (ABC News: Gian De Poloni) "There are a number of interrelated effects, but it ultimately all comes back mainly to those necessary restrictions that governments have put in place to protect the broader community," he said. PM Modi makes a televised address to the nation of 1.3 billion-plus people. In response, Premier Gladys Berejiklian imposed social gathering restrictions across Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and the Central Coast areas including a ten-person limit on private gatherings and restrictions on dancing and singing. Post lockdown interim restrictions apply. [158] As a trial, some seasonal workers were allowed in, such as 160 workers from Vanuatu allowed into the Northern Territory in early September to pick mangoes. [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. People were given a 48-hour warning to return to their home region. The messages, leaked by journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who was a ghost-writer on Mr Hancock's Pandemic Diaries, show he expressed the fear on November 1, 2020, a day after he announced a national . [2], On 24 March, the state borders were closed and all interstate arrivals were required to self-isolate for 14 days. [148], On 2 September, the Australian economy goes into recession for the first time in nearly thirty years, as the country's gross domestic product (GDP) falls 7 per cent in the June quarter. [195] On 19 December, Western Australia reinstated its hard border with New South Wales, no longer permitting travel from NSW without an exemption. Retail shops like Bunnings are closed for the first time. [35] The traveller was quarantined after he travelled to India to get married. A lockdown from 6pm on 31January to 6pm on 5February was declared for the Perth, Peel and South West regions. [125], From 5 July, at the request of the NSW Government, the Federal Government introduced restrictions on the number of passengers arriving at Sydney Airport. The restrictions applied from 23 December to 4 January 2022, after which venues were able to open, but masks were still required until 6pm on 7 January 2022. A man in his 30s had not travelled overseas but did travel outside of the ACT. [14] On 2 March, four new cases were reported, two of which were the first cases of community transmission of the virus. Following a pandemic being declared by the World Health Organisation on March 11, the Commonwealth enacted a raft of unprecedented measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 including closing the international border, mandating hotel quarantine for returning Australians and whittling non-essential gathering limits down to just two people. [15] These two cases were acquired in Australia whereas all other previous cases were imported from another country. This was the first new case in 19 days for the state. 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[1], On 25 January, the first case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported, that of a Chinese citizen who arrived from Guangzhou on 19 January. Were working to restore it. Major supermarkets reintroduced limits on meat purchases. [73], On 14 July, because of an increase in new cases, the NSW Government announced tightened preventive measures, and introduced new requirements for pubs. [73], On 5 April, New South Wales Police Force launched a criminal investigation into whether the operator of Ruby Princess, Carnival Australia, broke the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cwth) and New South Wales state laws, by deliberately concealing COVID-19 cases.
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