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Covid 19 Update- 10.08.2021
Metro Melbourne
From 8:00pm Thursday 5 August 2021 restrictions across Victoria have changed.
Changes have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19 by reducing the number of people leaving their homes and moving around Victoria.
This means that you cannot leave your home other than for one of the five following reasons:
- shopping for necessary goods and services
- caregiving or compassionate reasons, including medical care or to get a COVID-19 test
- authorised work or permitted education
- exercise (once a day for 2 hours)
- to get a COVID-19 vaccination
Visit the Coronavirus website for further information regarding Metro Melbourne restrictions.
Regional Victoria
From 11:59pm on Monday 9 August 2021, restrictions in regional Victoria are easing:
- There are no restrictions on the reasons to leave home but staying COVIDSafe remains important.
- Residents of regional Victoria must not travel to Metropolitan Melbourne other than for permitted reasons. These include:
- for authorised work or permitted education
- to visit an intimate partner
- for care and compassionate reasons
- to access COVID-19 vaccination provided it is to the closest facility where vaccination can be obtained, or
- to access necessary good and services provided this is to the closest facility where these can be obtained.
- While in metropolitan Melbourne for the above reasons, residents of regional Victoria must comply with all directions that are in force.
- There are no restrictions on travelling to other parts of regional Victoria. If visiting an Alpine resort, it is strongly recommended that you have a COVID-19 test performed and receive a negative result within 72 hours of entering the resort.
- Face masks are mandatory indoors and outdoors. You do not need to wear a mask in your own home, or if a lawful exception applies.
- If you have any symptoms, no matter how mild you should get tested for COVID-19.
Visit the Coronavirus website for further information regarding Regional Victoria restrictions.
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