4 March 2020: Government of India orders a nationwide lockdown for 21 days. Parliament was rescheduled to return on 24 August. (Image: PA) April 5 - Lockdown announcement. [61], The cruise ship Artania docked at Fremantle on 27 March. [70], On 2 April, the number of cases in Victoria exceeded 1,000, including over 100 healthcare workers. Peter Dutton the Home Affairs Minister for Australia was diagnosed in Queensland. [45] On the same day, the cruise ship Ruby Princess discharged 2,700 passengers in Sydney. [86], On 30 April 2020, the ACT declared itself to be free of all known cases of COVID-19, the first Australian jurisdiction. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is more than a third from the official number reported so far, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly stating, "I think it is important. [81], On 13 April, the Tasmanian government closed the North West Regional Hospital and North West Private Hospital for cleaning, and put the entire staff of over 1,000 people and their families into quarantine. ", "The Government wants to track us via our phones. [127], On 7 July, after recording 191 new cases, Premier Andrews announced that metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire would re-enter lockdown for a minimum of six weeks from 12 a.m. on 9 July. [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. WA has had at least six people breach the states quarantine measures, although none were infected with coronavirus at the time. Please try again later. At the same time the government loosened the "recognised activities" criteria for those whose employment was impacted by the pandemic. [96], As of 15 May in New South Wales, some restrictions on public gatherings were eased. Stores and non-essential businesses may be closed or may have reduced hours. Health officials sought to notify passengers on the doctor's flights. Were working to restore it. 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Comments. [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. Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory) to enter the state without undertaking quarantine. The president of the Australian Medical Association WA, Mark Duncan-Smith, believed that the state's hospital system was not ready for the borders to be reopened. Schools and childcare centres remain open until the school holidays, though some jurisdictions have brought forward the end of the term. WA Premier Mark McGowan flanked by Health Minister Roger Cook and Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson. [41], On 23 June, Western Australia removed the 2-square-metre (22sqft) rule and 75% capacity limit for all venues, removing all capacity restrictions on venues. It was announced on 20March that three of 13passengers had tested positive for the coronavirus. Chief executive of the Australian Hotels Association WA, Bradley Woods said: "We estimate over $100 million revenue and sales has been lost as a result of this shutdown ". Those already in quarantine were not charged, nor those who purchased flights and had a confirmed international arrival date before 11:59 p.m. 12 July 2020 AEST. (ABC News: Andrew O'Connor) It seeks to avoid duplication of the announcements made by the Australian Government as much as possible. FULL LIST OF PERTH EXPOSURE SITES Hotspots: -Joondalup: Thai Thyme, Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre, Joondalup Drive, April 20 from 4.45pm-5.15pm, April 21 from 4.45pm- 5.15pm, April 22 from. Anzac Day 2020 in Isolation 2020 Credit: Jennifer Polixenni Brankin / Getty Images. On that date, this State was under a public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [66], The same day, the Australian Government announced its largest economic support package in response to the crisis, a $130billion "JobKeeper" wage subsidy program. [28], On 31 January 2021, a quarantine hotel security guard at the Four Points by Sheraton in Perth tested positive. The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria, when a man who had returned from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, tested positive for the virus. [63], From 31 January, proof of vaccination was required for entry to hospitals, aged care facilities, hospitality and indoor entertainment venues across the state. [134], Also on 20 July, it was announced that the Federal Coronavirus Supplement and JobKeeper subsidy would be extended, but in altered form at a lower rate, beyond 24 September. [31] On 2 February New South Wales ordered more than 1,100 people who had visited affected areas in WA since 25 January into five days of lockdown, adhering to the same restrictions as in WA. Genome sequencing in Victoria earlier this month revealed more than 90 per cent of the states deadly second wave could be traced back to a breach in hotel quarantine at The Rydges on Swanston hotel, where a security guard became infected from a returning traveller. [187], On 30 November, the Victorian government announced that a new dedicated agency, "COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria" (CQV), had been created. 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. I don't have any criticism for what they've done.". A timeline of COVID-19 in Western Australia - ABC News VIDEO: A timeline of COVID-19 in Western Australia Posted Thu 31 Dec 2020 at 3:38am Watch 4m 23s Share A year-in-review look at Western Australia's experience with coronavirus in 2020. For the following four days some restrictions such as: mandatory face masks in public; some venue closures; and number restrictions for public and private gatherings, remained in force, but travel beyond the Perth and Peel areas was allowed. Further easing of restrictions were scheduled for 2 November. [77][78] On 14 April, the outbreak was linked to an infected staff member with minor symptoms, but who attended work for six shifts. [61], On 20 January, McGowan delayed the reopening of the state's borders, announced on 13 December 2021 as scheduled for 5 February. [147], On 22 August, national COVID-19 deaths exceeded 500, after 17 deaths in Victoria, whose state toll was 415. On the same day, regional Victoria moved from Stage Three restrictions to the Second Step of the roadmap, which enabled up to five people to gather together in outdoor public places from a maximum of two households, the reopening of outdoor pools and playgrounds, as well as allowing religious services to be conducted outside with a maximum of five people, plus a faith leader. [163][164], On 12 October, Australian scientists at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) were credited with discovering that the coronavirus could survive for up to 28 days on glass, stainless steel and paper banknotes. Credit:Sharon Smith. 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. [171] From 11.59pm on 8November onwards, the 25 kilometres (16 miles) travel limit was removed, restrictions on moving between regional Victorian and metropolitan Melbourne lifted, gyms and fitness studios opened for with a maximum of 20 people per space and one person per 8square metres, capacity limits for restaurants, hotels, cafes and bars increased, gathering limits for faith and religious gatherings increased and indoor pools opened for up to 20 people. [69], On 1 April, the Western Australian State Government introduced intrastate travel restriction, limiting movements between the regions of Western Australia. 31 March 2020 COVID-19 update - 31 March 2020 The Department of Health has reported nine new cases of COVID-19 overnight, bringing the State's total to 364. [65], On 21 September, the Emergency Management Amendment (Temporary COVID-19 Provisions) Bill 2022 passed the lower house of the WA Parliament after a debate that finished at midnight. [61] The state's first dose COVID vaccination rate was 95.3%, second dose of 87.9% for those aged 12+, and booster doses 21.9% for ages 16+. This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 18:50. He was treated at the Launceston General Hospital as he became the first COVID-19 case in Tasmania. [183], On 27 November, Victoria recorded 28 consecutive days without recording any new COVID-19 infections or deaths; 28 days is considered to be the benchmark for eliminating COVID-19 from the community. "[145] Also on 14 August in Tasmania, the 2021 Australian Wooden Boat Festival was cancelled. But as the outbreak has spread around the world, it has become more . There has been one death in the state. [58], As of 5January2022[update] the Northern Territory was classed as medium risk, while New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria were classed as extreme risk. He had attended several large social events,[53] and subsequently, as of 5January2022[update], 21 local cases were linked to that event. People queued for pubs and shops that opened at. [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. While likely to have been infectious the guard visited several locations in the community, raising the possibility of another lockdown in Western Australia. [156], On 27 September, with the cases in Melbourne continuing to fall, restrictions there were loosened: the night-time curfew ended the next day, outdoor exercise with a personal trainer was allowed, public gathering limits were increased (up to five people from a maximum of two households could meet outdoors for social interaction) and childcare reopened the next day, with kindergarten programs returning from 5 October. [136] Palmer also claimed that the border closure would "destroy the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for decades" and compared the death toll of COVID-19 with that of road accidents and influenza. Western Australia has recorded another locally acquired COVID-19 on the second day of a four-day lockdown in Perth and Peel. Timeline of events which sparked Perth, Peel COVID-19 lockdown. [53], On 24 March, one passenger from Ruby Princess had died and 133 on the ship had tested positive. [13] On 6 April, school holidays started one week earlier than planned. [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. There were no new COVID-19 cases detected in WA overnight before the change, and only five active cases in WA, all in hotel quarantine. "If we had had a number of cases coming across from the eastern states, Id be confident we would have picked them up and there would have been contact tracing and local containment, but we would have prolonged the economic consequences because it would have meant the internal easing of restrictions would have had to have been delayed," Professor Clements said. Up to 10 guests were permitted at weddings, funerals could have up to 20 mourners indoors, 30 outdoors. [184][185] Also on 27 November, the 2021 National Multicultural Festival in Canberra was postponed from its usual February dates to " by late 2021". [182], On 24 November, Victoria recorded no active cases in the state for the first time since 29 February. Credit:Lauren Pilat. The stringent lockdown in Hubei in early 2020 proved effective at controlling the COVID-19 outbreak in China. 2 square metre rule removed, and all venues may operate at 100% capacity.

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