That’s all from the blog for tonight. Thanks for keeping us company.
A quick recap of the state of play in Australia after an eventful day:
Victoria will go into a five day snap lockdown from Saturday to Wednesday after an outbreak of cases stemming from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel at Melbourne Airport.
International flights into Victoria have been paused starting Saturday.
The lockdown will mean Victorians are confined to their homes except for essential shopping, essential work or education, caregiving and exercise.
South Australia, West Australia, Queensland and the ACT have imposed border closures or restrictions for travellers from Victoria.
by Michaela Meade
Woolworths supermarkets have reinstated purchase limits on a range of products deemed as essential in Victoria as it enters stage four lockdown.
The company said the decision is “precautionary”, and will ensure customers have “fair access”.
Woolworths Victoria Assistant State Manager John Di Tirro said the company understands Victorians being anxious but that stores will remain open as an essential service.
“We have plenty of stock to draw on from our suppliers and distribution centres and our team will be hard at work making sure it flows into our stores in large volumes over the coming days,” Mr Di Tirro said.
Shoppers will only be allowed to buy one pack of toilet paper at Coles, and two at Woolworths.(Jo Maloon)
Shoppers will only be allowed to buy one pack of toilet paper at Coles, and two at Woolworths.
A full list of limits for both supermarkets can be found below. We have plenty of stock to draw on from our suppliers and distribution centres and our team will be hard at work making sure it flows into our stores in large volumes over the coming days, said Woolworths Victoria Assistant State Manager, John Di Tirro. We encourage Victorian to be mindful of others in the community and to continue shopping as they usually would.