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New Victoria Covid restrictions: latest update to Melbourne lockdown curfew and regional Vic coronavirus rules explained
As Melbourne continues to record new Covid cases, Victoria has announced a statewide lockdown. Is there a 5km or 10km travel radius limit? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is there a curfew? Here are the rules
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The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, announced a statewide lockdown from Saturday 21 August which extended the rules that applied to Melbourne – except for the evening curfews – across the entire state.
Andrews announced on 29 August that the lockdown, initially scheduled to end on 2 September, would be extended. The curfew applies to Melbourne from 9pm to 5am every day.
Read the original article at The Guardian