{"id":38648,"date":"2021-08-31T12:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T02:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emergency.com.au\/?p=38648"},"modified":"2022-09-19T15:16:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T05:16:44","slug":"extension-to-victorias-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emergency.com.au\/2021\/08\/31\/extension-to-victorias-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension to Victoria’s Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Changes have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19 by reducing the number of people leaving their homes and moving around Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You cannot leave your home other than for one of the five following reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A stay-at-home curfew is in place for Metropolitan Melbourne. Between 9:00pm and 5:00am, you cannot leave your home (or the home of your intimate partner or bubble buddy) other than for limited reasons, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are in Regional Victoria, the curfew does not apply. If you travel to metropolitan Melbourne from regional Victoria for a permitted reason, you will be required to adhere to the curfew whilst you are in metropolitan Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victorians may also leave home to visit their intimate partner or their single social bubble buddy outside curfew hours, or in an emergency \u2013 including those at risk of family violence at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You must stay within 5km of your home for shopping and exercise. This limit does not apply to permitted work or education, when giving or receiving care, getting a COVID-19 vaccination or visiting an intimate partner or your single social bubble buddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can leave your home in an emergency or if there is family violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These actions will protect our loved ones, friends, colleagues, health care workers and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Masks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can leave home to exercise, but there are limits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need to leave home, you must wear a face mask, unless you have a lawful reason for not doing so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The anticiPated 2nd SEPTEMBER LOCKDOWN HAS BEEN EXTENDED. Changes have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19 by reducing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":37016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[360],"yoast_head":"\nNecessary goods and services<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Social interaction (single social bubble)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Exercise<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Health care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Work and education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Additionally<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Other ways to stay safe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n