Most retailers are also closed to foot traffic and only allowed to provide contactless pick up or delivery.Įntertainment venues, such as concert halls, museums, indoor and outdoor cinemas, casinos, and strips clubs, also remain closed. Restaurants and bars are closed with only takeout and delivery options available. Supermarkets, grocery stores, liquor stores, pharmacies, gas stations, banks, and local bakers and butchers remain open with certain capacity limits. Outside the home, two people or a household are permitted to meet outdoors – within five kilometres of their home – for a maximum of two hours for “social interaction, exercise, or recreation.” Melbourne residents who already live with other people are not allowed to have visitors in their home, unless the visitor is a caregiver or if there is an emergency. However, if they’re at their partner’s place past 9 p.m., they must stay overnight and return home after 5 a.m. People with an intimate partner who they don’t live with are allowed to visit each other, even if they live further than five kilometres away from each other. If the nominated person lives with other people, those people in the household are not allowed to be home while the single person is visiting. However, the nominated person still has to live in metropolitan Melbourne and can’t live in regional Victoria. If the nominated individual lives further than five kilometres away from the single person, they’re still allowed to visit them. Under the more relaxed restrictions introduced in early September, people who live alone and single parents are now allowed to nominate one person to go visit or have visit them as part of their “single social bubble.” Only one person from each household is allowed to go out and do the shopping each day.Īnyone from Melbourne who needs access medical services can travel anywhere in Victoria to do so. There are exceptions for people who live more than five kilometres away from their nearest supermarket. Since the beginning of August, people living in Melbourne must stay within five kilometres of their home when they are shopping for necessary supplies and exercising. The limit on outdoor exercise was increased by one hour in early September and can be broken into two blocks each day. Outside the curfew hours, residents can only leave their house for work or study, to get essential supplies, such as groceries or prescriptions, for medical care or caregiving, or for two hours of daily exercise outdoors. – in early September.ĭuring the curfew hours, people are only allowed to leave their homes if they’re working or travelling to and from work, or if they’re receiving or giving care to someone else. The curfew was pushed back one hour – from 8 p.m. So, just how draconian is the pandemic lockdown in Melbourne? CTVNews.ca takes a closer look at the current restrictions in effect in Australia’s second-largest city.Īccording to the Victorian government, Melbourne residents must abide by a nightly curfew from 9 p.m. In fact, a recent public opinion poll by the market research company Roy Morgan found that 70 per cent of Victorians approved of the way Andrews was handling the pandemic and 63 per cent of respondents agreed the overnight curfew in Melbourne shouldn’t end right away. Many support the state lockdowns and some are even expressing their support on social media, using the hashtag #IStandWithAndrews. However, Andrews’ tough stance hasn’t been disparaged by everyone. 26 if there are fewer than five new cases per day.įrom the time the harsh restrictions were announced, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been criticized for the response with his detractors dubbing him “Dictator Dan” in the media while others have blamed him for the country’s worsening economy. In early September, the state allowed for the relaxation of a few restrictions however, the city is still in stage four of its lockdown and the strict stay-at-home orders will be lifted on Oct. Since the beginning of August, Melbourne has been in a stage-four lockdown, which means that most businesses have been shut, residents aren’t allowed to leave their homes, except for essential reasons and for one hour of exercise, and an overnight curfew has been in effect. While the entire state of Victoria has been under lockdown orders since early July, the state capital Melbourne has faced especially tough measures in response to several recent outbreaks. From stay-at-home orders to hefty fines, residents in the Australian city of Melbourne have been living under restrictive COVID-19 lockdown measures that have been described as some of the most draconian in the world.
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