The Melbourne Australia Lockdown Timeline

Melbourne and regional Victoria put in a lot of effort during the epidemic, especially when compared to the rest of Australia lockdown.

This basic chronology contains start and finish dates for each of the six lockdowns experienced by Melburnians since the pandemic began.

On March 2020, the state of Victoria has declared a ‘State of Emergency’ (set to end after 4 weeks).

Restrictions imposed: 14-day isolation for all visitors entering Victoria; no mass gatherings of more than 500 people; all cruise ships barred from docking in Australian ports.

Except for Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents, and their closest relatives (spouses, legal guardians, and dependents), Australia seals its international borders.

*For recent updates, please visit the City of Melbourne website.

Lockdown 1

Victoria implemented Stage 3 restrictions across the state on March 31, 2020.

Fines for violating public health regulations may range from $1,652 for individuals to $9,913 for businesses.

A postcode lockdown was issued on June 29, 2020, with 75 new illnesses, followed by 64 additional infections on June 30, 2020 (increasing the weekly total to 233 cases), necessitating around 311,000 people to stay at home throughout 36 areas:

Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray
Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans
Ascot Vale, Highpoint City, Maribyrnong, Travancore
Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Taylors Lakes, Watergardens
Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie
Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park
Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana
Brunswick South, Brunswick West, Moonee Vale, Moreland West
Fawkner
Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickleham, Roxburgh Park and Kalkallo

Lockdown 2

Following a fast increase in Coronavirus cases (and violations in hotel quarantine), Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire reimposed Stage 3 Restrictions. When announced on 7 July 2020, the Vic lockdown 2 was intended to run 6 weeks, beginning on 9 July 2020.

Lockdown 3

Following an outbreak at the Holiday Inn (13 cases) linked to the UK strain of COVID, Victoria went into a 5-day citywide shutdown between 13 and 17 February 2021, returning to Stage 4 Restrictions.

Lockdown 4

Victoria began a 7-day lockdown on May 28, 2021, in an attempt to contain the coronavirus epidemic in the state, reverting to the Stage 4 limitations and stay-at-home orders observed during lockdown 3. Lockdown 4 has been prolonged by 7 days, till June 10, 2021.

Lockdown 5

Following the Delta covid strain and the reckless conduct of interstate delivery truckers from Sydney, Melbourne witnessed the start of a Delta outbreak, and when case counts in Victoria reached 18, Victoria went into a 5-day lockdown between July 16 and July 20, 2021.

Lockdown 6

Only 9 days after Lockdown 5 restrictions were lifted, Victoria entered its sixth lockdown to combat an increase of Delta cases. Due to the sudden increase, the Victorian government did something unprecedented and began the lockdown at 8 p.m. on the day of announcement, rather than waiting until midnight.

Summary

During the peak of Melbourne’s Stage 4 restrictions (Lockdown 2) in 2020, Victoria reported multiple days of over 500 instances per day, but the largest number of cases in a single day was on July 30, 2020, with 723.

During Lockdown 6, Victoria had the greatest number of daily cases since the epidemic began on September 22, 2021, with 766 instances – and, regrettably, four fatalities. This figure almost quadrupled to 1438 new cases on September 30, 2021, following four days of construction riots/protests and the AFL Grand Final, when it is thought many people gathered against restrictions.

Visit this article for a summary for the Australia Lockdown.

Can COVID-19 spread through water while swimming?

The COVID-19 virus is not transmitted by water or swimming.

Swimming does not allow the COVID-19 virus to spread. When someone comes into intimate touch with an infected person, the virus spreads.

Can the coronavirus survive on surfaces?

It is unknown how long the virus that causes COVID-19 lives on surfaces, although it appears to act similarly to other coronaviruses. A recent study on the lifespan of human coronaviruses on surfaces discovered significant variation, ranging from 2 hours to 9 days.

The duration of survival is determined by a variety of parameters, including the kind of surface, temperature, relative humidity, and viral strain.

Can COVID-19 be transmitted through food?

There is presently no indication that COVID-19 can be contracted through food. COVID-19 virus can be destroyed at temperatures comparable to other known viruses and bacteria present in food.