Melbourne's restrictions roadmap plots a path into the next step of the city's recovery, scheduled for tomorrow. But the Premier has been further considering changes.
Could the curfew or 5km limit be ditched?
"If instead of step two we go to step 2.1, then people have to learn a whole new set of rules," she says. Professor Mathews also thinks the curfew could be lifted early without creating a big increase in the risk of coronavirus being further spread."There was really no evidence, no scientific evidence of the value of the curfew, it was based on the assumption that if people went out at night they would be out socialising.The nightly curfew is the subject of a Supreme Court challenge
Once Melbourne reaches the second step, outdoor visits will be allowed for up to five people from two households.
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