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The brutal five day long lockdown of the entire state of Victoria could continue for up to two weeks thanks to a sneaky detail in health directive legal papers. To bring a lockdown into force, shutting all non-essential businesses and forcing millions to stay within 5km of their homes, a states chief health officer must sign a legal document. These directives then give powers to the police as well as to health officials, including the ability to issue fines and force people to isolate.   The ...

Tasmania declares whole of Victoria high-risk COVID-19 area Posted FriFriday 12 updated FriFriday 12 The new travel restrictions were announced by Premier Petr Gutwein. ( Share Print text only Tasmania has declared the entire state of Victoria as high-risk as of midnight on Friday. All travellers from Victoria to Tasmania will have to self-isolate for 14 days, at their home or in hotel quarantine. "I would hope that this is a temporary measure. We will be cognisant of what occurs in Victoria o...

An UberX fare from St Kilda to Melbourne Airport normally costs around $60 The fare almost doubled to $114.90 right after new lockdown was announced  A trip from Albert Park to Collingwood more than doubled to $50.89 on Friday Melburnians were likely trying to escape ahead of lockdown, forcing up prices There were also chaotic scenes of panic buying in supermarkets in Melbourne

Victoria could be headed for a third lockdown with health authorities in pandemonium fearing they have lost control of a third wave of Covid-19. Premier Daniel Andrews held heated crisis talks with health chiefs on Thursday night after five new infections were linked to the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport cluster, bringing the outbreak to 13 cases. State government advisers were instructed to draw up plans for a third lockdown as early as Friday evening which would spell an end to crowds at the ...

Victorian health officials early on Friday morning said customers and staff at Terminal 4s Brunetti cafe may have been at risk at any time between 4.45am and 1.15pm on February 9.

Five million Melbourne residents are bracing for lockdown once again as a Covid-19 cluster grows to 13, with five new cases reported on Friday. Victorian ministers held a cabinet meeting at 11.45am to discuss a five-day lockdown that could involve confining residents to their homes except for essential reasons and closing schools and businesses. The restrictions are expected to come into play on Friday evening after Premier Daniel Andrews gives a press conference at 1pm.  A city-wide lockdow...

Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in Victoria and what to do if you’ve visited them

  Restrictions are back in Victoria after a hotel quarantine worker who was part of the tennis program in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19. In a late night press conference on Wednesday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the return of mask mandates and restrictions on gatherings. He said the infected worker was a 26-year-old man from Melbournes Noble Park who was a resident support officer for the Australian Open quarantine program. He last worked at the Grand Hyatt Hotel o...

  Restrictions are back in Victoria after a hotel quarantine worker who was part of the tennis program in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19. In a late night press conference on Wednesday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the return of mask mandates and restrictions on gatherings. He said the infected worker was a 26-year-old man from Melbournes Noble Park who was a resident support officer for the Australian Open quarantine program. He last worked at the Grand Hyatt Hotel o...