Victoria has been plunged into a seven-day snap lockdown as a rapidly-growing cluster of COVID-19 cases reached 26 today.
Acting Premier James Merlino announced the “circuit breaker” lockdown will begin at midnight tonight.
The lockdown is due to remain in place until 11.59pm June 3.
However, Mr Merlino said the government was still open to ending the lockdown earlier if possible, saying, “If we can end it sooner, we will”.
Reported yesterday: 12 new local cases and no new cases acquired overseas.
– 12,677 vaccine doses were administered
– 40,411 test results were receivedMore later: https://t.co/lIUrl0ZEco #COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/e9rfizWbGp
— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) May 26, 2021
Five reasons to leave home
From 11.59pm tonight, Victorians will only have five reasons to leave home:
- shopping for food and supplies, authorised work, care and caregiving, exercise with one other person for up to two hours and getting vaccinated.
- A five-kilometre travel radius will also be introduced. Shopping will be limited to one person per day, per household.
- Face masks will be required to be worn inside and outdoors everywhere
- Private and public gatherings will not be permitted, although single bubbles and intimate partner visits will be allowed.