There are a few differences to the Melbourne lockdown rules this time around, so here’s what you can and can't do
Mitchell Shire, located around 30kms north of the city and near some of the already locked-down postcodes, has a population of around 36,000 people.The return to Stage 3 restrictions means you can only leave your home for these four reasons:exerciseYou will not be able to travel to regional areas to go for a hike, with exercise only allowed within the metropolitan boundaries.
Funerals will be again restricted to 10 people, plus those conducting the funeral, while weddings will be back at five people: the couple, witnesses and celebrant.People with holiday homes will not be able to relocate or travel to them.“This is I know further than where we went last time, but we’re in a more precarious, challenging and potentially tragic position now than we were some months ago,” Mr Andrews said when announcing the lockdown on Tuesday.
Children of essential workers or people who can't work from home will be able to attend supervised school holiday programs.Woman who warned of coronavirus risk to public housing in March says it’s now ‘worst case scenario’Victoria has recorded almost three weeks of new coronavirus cases in the double digits, including new daily records on Monday and Tuesday.Mr Andrews said new infections would quickly spiral out of control if drastic suppression measures weren't put in place.
“The life cycle of this virus is about the 14-day period. The six weeks means we have three of those full cycles,” he said.
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