The day before, at 3pm, it was announced that 2,315 of the 5,687 confirmed coronavirus cases had recovered. The only remaining restriction is travel to remote Aboriginal communities. [29] West Australian health minister Roger Cook has informed the public that the Western Australian Department of health is postponing upgrades at Peel Health Campus to accommodate patients with the virus. Phase 1 is already in place following the cautious relaxing of some restrictions from April 27, 2020, to allow families and friends to stay connected. Additionally, primary school students, special school students and students in Years 1012 undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) would return to school on 12 October. Perth and Peel COVID-19 - 4 Day lockdown | City of Perth Richard Wainwright/EPA, via Shutterstock By Damien Cave Published Feb. 1, 2021 Updated Sept. 23, 2021 SYDNEY, Australia One. COVID-19 - City of Rockingham Nonetheless, on August 14, WA introduced mandatory masks and testing for truck drivers. 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 . "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. - Statewide, March 30 to May 12, 2020, 43 days * Lockdown two - Ten Melbourne postcodes, July 1 to July 8, 2020, seven days (not counted in the overall citywide figure) - Melbourne, July 8 to . [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. Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia also strengthened their borders. In NSW, schools are open but parents are being told to keep their children home unless they have no other option. Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory) to enter the state without undertaking quarantine. [74], On 5 April, the Queen of Australia addressed the Commonwealth in a televised broadcast, in which she asked people to "take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return". "[145] Also on 14 August in Tasmania, the 2021 Australian Wooden Boat Festival was cancelled. [49], 14 days quarantine was required for any border entry from the ACT, NT or Queensland. Michael Traill The West Australian. 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[133] (See 19 July in COVID-19 pandemic in Australia#Victoria for more details. Perth and Peel to enter lockdown from midnight tonight [8], Twenty-four Australians were infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship with eight being sent to Darwin for two weeks of quarantine. Masks are mandatory from 6pm tonight, Friday 23 April 2021 for Perth and Peel residents. 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. [2], On 24 March, the state borders were closed and all interstate arrivals were required to self-isolate for 14 days. 10 Christmas party raged on December 18, 2020, less than 24 hours before Boris Johnson raised Covid lockdown measures to Tier 4 and ordered everyone to remain local [137], By 1 August, Australia's national death toll exceeded 200. 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. A timeline of WA's COVID-19 response: Was our success luck - WAtoday [142], Scott Morrison withdrew support of Clive Palmer's legal challenge to WA border entry restrictions on 2August after receiving a public backlash against his previously supportive stance. [4][5][6], Nine cases were recorded in January. [163][164], On 12 October, Australian scientists at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) were credited with discovering that the coronavirus could survive for up to 28 days on glass, stainless steel and paper banknotes. 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. [191], On 17 December, the Victorian ombudsman Deborah Glass, tabled a report in the Victorian Parliament in which she found the 4 July lockdown of public housing towers in Melbourne breached human rights laws. This figure was later revised to $70billion when an error of estimation came to light. From 31 January, foreign nationals returning from China were required to have spent a fortnight in a third country before being allowed into Australia. 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. Stores and non-essential businesses may be closed or may have reduced hours. Australia's coronavirus lockdown rules and restrictions explained Read more This is the first 50 days of the shutdown. [88] On 10 May, the ACT was again free of active COVID-19 cases. A snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown is set to end Monday in the Australian city of Perth . [54], In response to the outbreak, masks were mandatory at all public indoor settings and public transport, some music festivals were cancelled, and nightclubs were closed. [182], On 24 November, Victoria recorded no active cases in the state for the first time since 29 February. All events excluding large festivals permitted. The current rules allow for: Social gatherings of up to 10 people, both indoors and outdoors. Galleries, beauty services and gyms allowed to reopen. [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. Firstly it really reinforces that message, which is a true one, that most people who get this disease do recover". 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. Perth was deserted as social distancing measures took hold. September 6,. COVID-19 Interim Restrictions 2 July 2021 Perth and Peel will transition out of lockdown from 12.01am Saturday, 3 July, 2021. This included those who had been in Perth or Peel since 17 April. 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. [7], On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. 31 March 2020 COVID-19 update - 31 March 2020 The Department of Health has reported nine new cases of COVID-19 overnight, bringing the State's total to 364. [197], On 20 December, the Northern Territory re-imposed controls on cross border movements of people who were from, or visited Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Illawarra and the Central Coast, including quarantine requirements. Non-contact recreational activities such as private picnics in the park, fishing . Police hit back at Matt Hancock over calls to 'get heavy' Public Notices - Supreme Court of Western Australia Essential workers are expected to work. [36] ANZAC Day commemorations inside the lockdown area (which were anticipated to go ahead with caps on attendance) were cancelled and people were encouraged to participate in driveway dawn services, as was the case in 2020. [53], On 24 March, one passenger from Ruby Princess had died and 133 on the ship had tested positive. [85], On 27 April, the Federal government announced A$94.6million of support was available for zoos, wildlife parks and aquariums in financial difficulties due to coronavirus restrictions. Chief executive of the Australian Hotels Association WA, Bradley Woods said: "We estimate over $100 million revenue and sales has been lost as a result of this shutdown ". . As coronavirus sweeps the globe claiming more than 830,000 lives so far, the WA government continues to hone its defence to prevent the virus re-entering the community, its precautionary approach widely supported by the public. Lockdown extended across the nation until 3 May, with a conditional relaxation after 20 April for the regions where the spread has been contained. [9] The number repatriated from the ship are included in the state totals as follows: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, one of whom died on 1 March). 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 four-day lockdown of Perth and the Peel region in Western Australia lifted on Saturday, 3 July, with the last of coronavirus restrictions lifted on Monday 12 July. 28 June 2021 - Perth & Peel COVID-19 Lockdown from 29 June to 2 July 2021 Listen 26 April 2021 COVID-19 Perth and Peel Restrictions from 27 April Listen 5 February 2021 - COVID-19 Perth & Peel Restrictions from 8 February Listen 31 January 2021 - COVID-19 Lockdown Perth, Peel & South West Region Listen 2020 [38] Western Australia introduced similar measures as New South Wales, preventing schools from organising gatherings of over 500. [30], The lockdown was lifted on 5 February, but some rules such as mandatory mask wearing, and travel restrictions, were maintained in the Peel and Perth regions. The 37-year-old male tested positive overnight on Wednesday while in quarantine. There are currently 14 confirmed COVID-19 patients in Perth metropolitan hospitals, with six in ICU. The latest cluster has the same strain of the virus as the women, however it is the most common strain circulating in Victoria and New South Wales, and therefore cannot be categorically linked to them. AUSTRALIA WEDGE TAILED EAGLE 2023 1 oz Silver Coin in Capsule - Perth [51][52], On 22 March the federal government announced a second stimulus package of A$66billion, increasing the amount of total financial package offered to A$89billion. Since eliminating community transmission, the state government has taken the lead from the federal government in honing WA's protective measures, including tightening WA's border closure with Victoria and New South Wales following a second wave of infections, and introducing new measures to test those in hotel quarantine and truck drivers, who pose the highest threat of reinfection. Mr Hancock did say this, but it was not until 23 March 2020 that Boris Johnson told the country that people 'must' stay at home and certain businesses must close. 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. The first human case of COVID-19 in Australia was identified in Melbourne in January 2020. "If we had had a number of cases coming across from the eastern states, Id be confident we would have picked them up and there would have been contact tracing and local containment, but we would have prolonged the economic consequences because it would have meant the internal easing of restrictions would have had to have been delayed," Professor Clements said. [91][92] The number had increased to 75 by 9 May,[93][92] 88 by 13 May,[94] and 90 by 14 May. [159], Canberra's 2021 Summernats 34 car festival was "delayed" in late September 2020 until January 2022. [2] On 19 April, Western Australia recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the first time in over a month. The scheme was later renamed "Dine & Discover NSW". Gatherings of up to 10 people permitted. One result was that AFL spectators were not allowed at the Western AFL Derby on May 2 at Optus Stadium. Matt Hancock said 'get heavy with police' to enforce lockdown The remaining 10 per cent was linked to another similar breach at the Stamford Plaza. However, the arrangement was not reciprocal Australian travellers still had to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New Zealand. . There will be exemptions for health, emergency, defence and policing personnel. [42], Also on 18 March, the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas docked in Sydney and discharged about 3,500 passengers. The venue, Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) was being used as a COVID-19 testing station. FILE - A passenger jet makes its final approach for landing into Sydney Airport, Apr. [100] On 4 June, it was announced that the woman had recovered and the state was free of any active cases once again. Day 1 - Friday 13 March Spectators queue outside Albert Park in Melbourne. [112] The same day restrictions were re-tightened in Victoria, the Western Australian Government announced the state would move into "Phase 4" from 27 June, permitting some of the most relaxed restrictions in the country. People in the Perth metropolitan area and Peel region will enter a minimum four-day lockdown from 12.01am Tuesday, June 29 to limit any potential spread of COVID-19. [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.