Two of his seven housemates, both food delivery drivers, then tested positive. In response, Premier Gladys Berejiklian imposed social gathering restrictions across Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and the Central Coast areas including a ten-person limit on private gatherings and restrictions on dancing and singing. 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FILE - A passenger jet makes its final approach for landing into Sydney Airport, Apr. With truck drivers one of the few workers given exemptions to travel across the country without quarantining, the risk of a similar outbreak in WA exists, but is slightly lessened due to SA acting as a buffer between the west and Victoria. [10], On 27 February, the prime minister activated the Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19),[11] stating that the rapid spread of the virus outside of China had prompted the government to elevate its response. He said this decision was taken from the . Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people were allowed. From 5December, venues in WA were required to keep a register of patrons and staff for the purpose of contact tracing. Phase 1 is already in place following the cautious relaxing of some restrictions from April 27, 2020, to allow families and friends to stay connected. More on: Diseases and Disorders Perth Related Content A timeline of COVID-19 in Western Australia Live Stories [38] Western Australia introduced similar measures as New South Wales, preventing schools from organising gatherings of over 500. (ABC News: Andrew O'Connor) Stores and non-essential businesses may be closed or may have reduced hours. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Further easing of restrictions were scheduled for 2 November. The clinic was closed over the weekend and patients were contacted to self-isolate. The man infected a cleaner at the hotel, who then went on to infect two others in the community. Perth: 2021-01-31: 2021-02-05: 5 2021-04-23: 2021-04-26: 3 2021-06-28: 2021-07-02: 4 61 Metropolitan area . 23 March 2020 - first lockdown announced. 28 June 2021 - Perth & Peel COVID-19 Lockdown from 29 June to 2 July 2021 Listen 26 April 2021 COVID-19 Perth and Peel Restrictions from 27 April Listen 5 February 2021 - COVID-19 Perth & Peel Restrictions from 8 February Listen 31 January 2021 - COVID-19 Lockdown Perth, Peel & South West Region Listen 2020 Stanley Men's Shed made a wooden sign to mark Wee Shorty's resting place with shed member Jim Wallace presented it to owner Pete Chan at his Perth takeaway (Image: Pete Chan) It was Jim who . [1], On 25 January, the first case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported, that of a Chinese citizen who arrived from Guangzhou on 19 January. [42], Also on 18 March, the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas docked in Sydney and discharged about 3,500 passengers. [75], On 6 April, the Department of Health revealed that 2,432 people recovered from the infection as the federal government started reporting recovery statistics. [71], Also on 2 April, the Federal government announced the temporary provision of free childcare so that people could continue working, and to prevent closure of childcare centres. [67] The JobKeeper program would pay employers up to $1500 a fortnight per full-time, part-time or casual employee that has worked for that business for over a year, if the business fits criteria involving a loss of turnover as a result of the pandemic. A snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown is set to end Monday in the Australian city of Perth . Schools within the lockdown area (which were anticipated to open the following day) remained closed and reopened the following week. "[25], On 12 March, the ACT announced its first case, the 142nd case in Australia. [108], On 7 June, a man travelling from overseas to the Australian Capital Territory was diagnosed with coronavirus. [119] Andrews noted that "it is abundantly clear that what has gone on here is completely unacceptable and we need to know exactly what has happened. ", "The Government wants to track us via our phones. [88] On 10 May, the ACT was again free of active COVID-19 cases. But just eight hours after the Monday morning press conference, Perth and Peel was placed in a four-day lockdown because of a third case, a man in his 30s who was a casual contact of Case 1022. Enforcement began after 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday 22 July to allow time to acquire a face covering. This teacher, a woman in her 50s, was confirmed to be the partner of an individual who was on the same flight from the US that the general practitioner (GP) of Toorak Clinic was on. The date had been based on the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, but it is feared the Omicron variant could "cripple" the state. Non-contact recreational activities such as private picnics in the park, fishing . By Sarah Swain. The stringent lockdown in Hubei in early 2020 proved effective at controlling the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Nonetheless, on August 14, WA introduced mandatory masks and testing for truck drivers. WA will go into border lockdown tomorrow, with entries via road, air and sea to be restricted from 1.30pm local time. [200], Also on 21 December, the Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry published it final report. More than 2 million people in the Perth and Peel regions entered a four-day lockdown on Tuesday, after three COVID-19 cases were found in the community. [92] By 18 May, this had increased to 12 cases, and on that day it was revealed that a delivery driver had tested positive, prompting the closing for cleaning of 12 more McDonald's locations: Melton East, Laverton North, Yallambie, Taylors Lakes, Campbellfield, Sunbury, Hoppers Crossing, Riverdale Village, Sandown, Calder Highway Northbound/Outbound, Calder Highway Southbound/Inbound, and BP Rockbank Service Centre Outbound. Essential workers are expected to work. It provides a comprehensive overview of the announcements made, but is not designed to be exhaustive. [167], On 24 October, Victoria recorded 98 active cases statewide; this was the first time since 19 June in which Victoria had under 100 cases. Perth and Peel Lockdown - all non essential City of Perth services will be closed during this time Further to an announcement by Premier Mark McGowan this afternoon (Friday 23 April 2021) Perth and Peel will go into lockdown for three days, from midnight tonight until midnight on Monday 26 April 2021. . [55][56] From 7 January masks were only required in higher risk places, such as hospitals and public transport. A maximum of 50 passengers per flight, and 450 international arrivals per day was set. People in the Perth metropolitan area and Peel region will enter a minimum four-day lockdown from 12.01am Tuesday, June 29 to limit any potential spread of COVID-19. [46], On 18 March in Tasmania the Agfest agricultural field day, set for 79 May, was cancelled[47] and replaced by an online event that ran from 728 May,[48], On 19 March, Celebrity Solstice docked and contributed a further 11 cases to NSW figures by 2 April. 79passengers had tested positive for the virus by 1 April. "[106], By 26 May, Australia's first human trials of a candidate COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax's NVX-CoV2373, began in Melbourne. [155], On 13 September, Melbourne moved from Stage Four to the First Step of the roadmap for reopening, which allowed for slightly reduced restrictions; such changes included the implementation of social bubbles which allowed those living alone or single parents to have one other person in their home, the reopening of playgrounds and outdoor fitness equipment, libraries allowed to open for contactless click and collect, as well as a reduction of the curfew by an hour. The latest cluster has the same strain of the virus as the women, however it is the most common strain circulating in Victoria and New South Wales, and therefore cannot be categorically linked to them. Also on 16 March, the 2020 National Folk Festival in Canberra was cancelled.[37]. Western Australia's premier, Mark McGowan, announced on Friday the lockdown affecting metropolitan Perth, Peel and the south-west region would be lifted at 6pm local time.It was introduced after . From 22 June, households could again only have five visitors; and most easing of restrictions that were to take place were postponed. Western Australia enters five-day lockdown from 6pm tonight Sunday, 31 January 2021 Fast evolving situation with a hotel quarantine worker testing COVID-19 positive Five-day lock down starting 6pm today (Sunday, January 31, 2021) until 6pm on Friday, February 5 for Perth, Peel and the South-West The 78-year-old man, from Perth, was a passenger on board the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was forced to quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama. ", "Western Australia records five new local COVID-19 cases as exposure sites grow", "Explainer: why are Covid infection rates in Australia so high compared with other countries? [16] Another confirmed case on this day was a 40-year-old man from Launceston who came back on 29 February from a flight which left Melbourne and landed in Launceston on the same day. Phase 2 will focus on encouraging Western Australians to return to work, unless they are unwell or vulnerable, so the WA economy can further rebuild in a safe and measured way. [47] Measures included mandatory mask wearing on public transport and indoors, re-introduction of the 2-square-metre rule for public venues, and limits on gatherings. All events excluding large festivals permitted. The restrictions applied from 23 December to 4 January 2022, after which venues were able to open, but masks were still required until 6pm on 7 January 2022. New South Wales health authorities asked all passengers to go into self-isolation. This brought COVID-19 related deaths at the nursing home to nineteen and the national death toll to 100. As per WA State Government Advice, the Perth and Peel lockdown will end as scheduled at midnight tonight (12:01am Saturday 3 July). Five security guards on contract from Unified Security also tested positive, as did members of their families. Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said the January 2021 lockdown did indeed act as a circuit-breaker, similar to SA's November 2020 response, to stop the virus spreading out of . [12], On 5 April, all state borders were closed, a strengthening of the previous border rules, and all arrivals were quarantined in city hotels for 14 days. [68], On the evening of 31 March, six baggage handlers from Adelaide Airport had tested positive. A week before each roadmap stage, the government will decide whether restrictions can be lifted. Instead of entering mandatory quarantine at their own expense, the women were active in the community and infected three other confirmed cases. This figure was later revised to $70billion when an error of estimation came to light. [70], On 2 April, the number of cases in Victoria exceeded 1,000, including over 100 healthcare workers. However, the arrangement was not reciprocal Australian travellers still had to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New Zealand. [133], On 27 July, the Prime Minister renamed the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission, formed on 25 March 2020 as the "National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCC)". [46], On 27 June at mid-day, restrictions in the Perth and Peel regions were tightened for at least three days after a woman tested positive after she visited a known COVID-19 hotspot in Sydney on 19 June, returned to Perth on 20 June and tested positive on 26 June. Premier Mark McGowan announced the Perth and Peel region "can return to pre-lockdown life" after that date. She added, "we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again". McGowan said that since 31January more than 102,000 COVID-19 tests had been done in WA. Schools opened for term 2 on the originally scheduled date, 28 April. [138], On 1 August, the 2020 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, deferred from 30 May, took place. Up to 10 people were allowed at indoor religious gatherings. Travel from New South Wales and Victoria was already restricted, so only travellers from South Australia and Tasmania are not required to quarantine. [177], On 6 November the Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry published its interim report. When he tested positive, he was flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Perth, and was isolated at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. [36], On 1 May 2021, a guard at the Pan Pacific quarantine hotel in Perth, tested positive to COVID-19. The doctor in his 70s had returned to Australia from the United States on 29 February. Use of the app for that purpose was not mandatory, other electronic or paper based systems were also allowed. Michael Traill The West Australian. Information and updates about the City's response to coronavirus. WA lockdown over but masks and other restrictions remain. [79] On 27 and 28 April, four residents of the home died in less than 24 hours, bringing to eleven the number of residents who had died from COVID-19 since 11 April. [20][21], On 8 March, an 82-year-old man died, becoming the second death at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge aged-care facility and the third death in the country. South Australia Professor Clements said the nature of the virus meant it would never be known if a different approach could have achieved the same positive outcome. The four-day lockdown of Perth and the Peel region in Western Australia lifted on Saturday, 3 July, with the last of coronavirus restrictions lifted on Monday 12 July. However, in an act of good management, the WA government has since moved to clamp down on quarantine breachers considered high risk through increased police surveillance and the potential use of tracking devices. This included several new measures; most notably a Coronavirus Supplement of an extra A$550 per fortnight of income support, relaxed eligibility criteria for individuals on Jobseeker Payment (formerly Newstart), and grants of up to A$100,000 for small and medium-sized businesses. Effective as of 17 July, the new rules included per-table seating reduced from 20 to 10 and a maximum number of 300 persons in any venue. Attendance is limited only by the one person per 2 sq metre rule. But there are at least 48 days until indoor gatherings and overnight stays are allowed. A man in his 30s had not travelled overseas but did travel outside of the ACT. "[145] Also on 14 August in Tasmania, the 2021 Australian Wooden Boat Festival was cancelled. Home opens and display village openings, with appropriate record keeping and hygiene practices in . The two cases were in New South Wales: one was acquired from a close relative and the other was a health care worker in Western Sydney. [192] Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly had designated the region a COVID-19 hotspot in line with the National Cabinet's guidelines, which designates a metropolitan area a potential hotspot if it registers 30 or more community transmissions within three days. The Perth and the Peel region will be plunged into four-day lockdown, at a minimum, from 12.01am on Tuesday morning after the northern suburbs recorded its third positive coronavirus case since Sunday.. Premier Mark McGowan described the lockdown as a "circuit breaker" to help slow the virus' spread. [125], On 18 December, Sydney's Northern Beaches was declared a national COVID-19 hotspot following an outbreak that was linked to 28 cases. [62][63] When the cruise departed on 18 April 79 of Western Australia's 541 cases were passengers and crew off the Artania with one death acknowledged as being a crew member from the Philippines. A snap lockdown of the city of Perth due to a Covid-19 case in Western Australia's hotel-quarantine programme forced Cricket Australia into a last-minute shift of the Perth Scorchers' Big Bash . This included those who had been in Perth or Peel since 17 April. Ten residents and five other staff tested positive for coronavirus. Legislation was introduced to the WA Parliament on 15 June to make such access illegal. [135], From 22 July in Victoria visitations to aged care/ health care settings were restricted to carers only and a limit of one hour per day. [8], Twenty-four Australians were infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship with eight being sent to Darwin for two weeks of quarantine. September 6,. 26, 2021. [61], The cruise ship Artania docked at Fremantle on 27 March. As of 3 May another lockdown was still a possibility. The Government will pay half each centre's operating costs. There will be exemptions for health, emergency, defence and policing personnel. The state is also on alert for possible cases linked to the NT mine worker, with at least three flights from Perth carrying 252 workers from the Granites mine between June 18-25. [73], On 14 July, because of an increase in new cases, the NSW Government announced tightened preventive measures, and introduced new requirements for pubs. The official list of reasons you can now leave home includes: Non-contact recreational activities such as private picnics in the park, fishing, boating, hiking and campingall in compliance with travel restrictions and the new 10-person rule. [86], On 30 April 2020, the ACT declared itself to be free of all known cases of COVID-19, the first Australian jurisdiction. And there is still the danger of another lockdown as 123 days remain before all adults are due a first dose. Perth and Peel will enter a 3-day lockdown from 12.01am Saturday 24 April 2021, based on health advice. [37] The lockdown ended on 26 April, as originally scheduled, with no new case of community transmission. This was the Territory's first new COVID-19 case in more than a month, with the last reported case being on 4 May. [4], Western Australia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, a man who was evacuated off the Diamond Princess cruise ship and flown to Darwin. This brought the total number of cases within the Northern Beaches cluster to 66. At the same time the government loosened the "recognised activities" criteria for those whose employment was impacted by the pandemic. The Inquiry was to " examine the operation of Victoria's hotel quarantine program for returning travellers." Lockdown extended across the nation until 3 May, with a conditional relaxation after 20 April for the regions where the spread has been contained. By mid-April 2020, the state had eliminated community transmission of COVID-19, becoming one of the few places in the world to do so. [42], Due to the growing Bondi cluster in Sydney, from 11am on 23 June, Western Australia reinstated a hard border with NSW. [54], In response to the outbreak, masks were mandatory at all public indoor settings and public transport, some music festivals were cancelled, and nightclubs were closed. [17], On 4 March, a second death was reported, a 95-year-old woman dying at a Sydney aged-care facility. Gatherings of up to 10 people permitted. South Africa will enter a nationwide lockdown for 21-days with effect from midnight on Thursday 26 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. [9] The number repatriated from the ship are included in the state totals as follows: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, one of whom died on 1 March). [64], As of 30 March, at least 440 passengers (211 in New South Wales, 71 in South Australia, 70 in Queensland, 43 in Western Australia, 22 in the Australian Capital Territory, 18 in Victoria, three in Tasmania and two in the Northern Territory) from Ruby Princess had tested positive for the virus. Gatherings of up to 20 people permitted. [148], On 2 September, the Australian economy goes into recession for the first time in nearly thirty years, as the country's gross domestic product (GDP) falls 7 per cent in the June quarter. Passengers were given an information sheet and asked to present themselves if they had a fever or suspect they might have the disease. . Ireland has been in lockdown for nearly six weeks now but as of May 5, . On Sunday 2May, McGowan also announced a number of new restrictions, including that nightclubs were to be closed immediately. Sir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said the approach taken by Mr Hancock and other ministers during Covid caused 'huge resentment'. GDP is likely to have experienced a contraction from 2019 figures. [48] On 28 June, a 4-day lockdown was declared, requiring people to stay home except for essential work, shopping or medical appointments. The much smaller, 5,000 patrons maximum, "Summernats Rev Rock n Roll" festival was due be held at EPIC on the 57March 2021 Canberra Day long weekend. However, the new case in Queensland was linked to the Rydges on Swanston cluster in Melbourne when a man who travelled from Melbourne to Brisbane on Virgin flight VA313 on 1 June tested positive. Following a pandemic being declared by the World Health Organisation on March 11, the Commonwealth enacted a raft of unprecedented measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 including closing the international border, mandating hotel quarantine for returning Australians and whittling non-essential gathering limits down to just two people. [38][39][40], In mid-June, there was controversy when the Western Australia Police accessed data from the SafeWA contact tracing app as part of a murder investigation. Parliament was rescheduled to return on 24 August. Monday, March 23, 2020. Domino's Pizza in Fairfield has been shut for two weeks, and mattress manufacturer The Comfort Group in Deer Park was closed from Friday 15 May to at least Wednesday 20 May. [114][115][116], On 2 July, the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the "Judicial Inquiry into Hotel Quarantine Program". Comments. [153][154], On 9 September in Canberra, the "Check in CBR" sign-in/contact tracing app was introduced. [citation needed], In late September a report from Ernst & Young stated that pandemic related border restrictions could result in a shortfall of 26,000 farm workers to pick fruit and vegetables over Australia's summer harvest season. The states quickly enacted a variety of restrictions against travellers from WA who arrived since 25 January including requiring COVID testing, 5 to 14 days of self or supervised quarantine, and Victoria forbidding entry without a permit. On March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a complete lockdown of the entire nation for 21 days in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.