

24 March 2020: 64 New Cases (415 Total Cases).National Stage 1 Restrictions: From midday 23 March 2020, there was a national shutdown of pubs, clubs, hotels licenced premises, gyms, sporting venues, cinemas, casinos etc was enforced to try and stop the spread of Covid throughout the country restaurants were limited to takeaway orders and religious services restricted to small groups with 1 person per 4sq m rule. 23 March 2020: 61 New Cases (351 Total Cases).22 March 2020: 67 New Cases (290 Total Cases).21 March 2020: 51 New Cases (223 Total Cases).20 March 2020: 28 New Cases (172 Total Cases)Ģ0 March 2020: As of 9pm, Australia closes its international borders to all but Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents and their immediate families including spouses, legal guardians and dependants.19 March 2020: 29 New Cases (144 Total Cases).18 March 2020: 27 New Cases (115 Total Cases).17 March 2020: 23 New Cases (88 Total Cases).16 March 2020: 14 New Cases (65 Total Cases).
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Restrictions imposed: 14-day isolation for all travellers entering Victoria and, in line with national restrictions, no mass gatherings of more than 500 people moving forward & all cruise ships banned from docking at Australian ports. The patient was a man from Wuhan, who flew to Melbourne from Guandong on 19 January.ģ0 January 2020: The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’.ġ1 March 2020: The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Pandemic.ġ6 March 2020: Victoria declares a ‘State of Emergency’ (set to end after 4 weeks)

And for such a monumentous time in our lives, I think Victorians deserve a clear record. Stage 3 restrictions were introduced here and ended there. But no clear Vic Lockdown 1 was from x to x lockdown 2 between y and y etc. Lots of memories, estimations, media stories narrating announcements and numerous DHHS Press Releases. I estimated over 200 days (and I was – depressingly – pretty close) but in trying to answer that question, I found there was no quick answer. That’s right, 6th – and with the glacial rate of the vaccine rollout, you can be sure we’re not out of the woods yet.Īs such, and as a Melburnian, I’ve found myself wondering how many days exactly have we been in lockdown? Or under some sort of restrictions? It’s not in any way a complaint – lockdowns have proven to be effective in controlling an outbreak and so we keep on keeping on. (We are also very aware that Australia as a whole, did much better than most countries throughout the world when it came to keeping the virus at bay).Īt the time of writing, Melbourne Metro is in sitting in its 6th lockdown. Whether you’re a Victorian who lived through it or an outsider looking in, Melbourne and regional Victoria certainly did some hard yards throughout the pandemic – in comparison to the rest of Australia.
