Singles would be allowed one visitor and limited outdoor gatherings would be permitted when Melbourne's stage four lockdown begins to lift, according to a draft government plan.
However, singles would be allowed one visitor to their homes and limited outdoor gatherings would be permitted from September 14 when the state starts its road to recovery.
It would not be until September 28 – under a lockdown level reportedly dubbed "stage three plus: stay at home" – that Melbourne's curfew would be lifted, students would start returning to schools, childcare would reopen without permits and groups of five people from a maximum of two households would be allowed to gather outdoors.
At that point, Melbourne could move to stage two restrictions, where groups of 10 people would be allowed to meet outside, non-essential retailers could reopen and hospitality could resume outdoor dine-in service. There would be no limit on the reasons residents can leave home.
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