Prior to the guards infection, up to 45,000 people were to be allowed to attend. [34], On 23 April 2021, due to an asymptomatic returned traveller who tested positive after completing 14 days of hotel quarantine and subsequently went into the community, a lockdown from 12:01 am on 24 April to 12:01 am on 27 April was declared for the Perth and Peel regions. [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. Return to pre-lockdown life from 12.01am Sunday, 14 February - WA [49], Also on 19 March, Qantas confirmed it would suspend about 60% of domestic flights,[50] put two-thirds of its employees on leave, suspend all international flights and ground more than 150 of its aircraft from the end of March until at least 31May 2020 following expanded government travel restrictions in response to COVID-19. South Australia: capped at 200. 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The latest cluster has the same strain of the virus as the women, however it is the most common strain circulating in Victoria and New South Wales, and therefore cannot be categorically linked to them. Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said the January 2021 lockdown did indeed act as a circuit-breaker, similar to SA's November 2020 response, to stop the virus spreading out of . Phase 2 will focus on encouraging Western Australians to return to work, unless they are unwell or vulnerable, so the WA economy can further rebuild in a safe and measured way. [157] Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced that coronavirus restrictions were intended to be lifted faster, in time for a "Covid-normal Christmas". [30], In response to the lockdown, health authorities in the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Victoria declared the affected areas to be COVID-19 hotspots. "[25], On 12 March, the ACT announced its first case, the 142nd case in Australia. [196], By 20 December 30 new cases were reported in Sydney, with 28 being linked to the Avalon RSL club and Avalon bowling club within the Northern Beaches cluster. By the time WA emerged from its toughest period of restrictions, which lasted between March 29 and April 28, it had unknowingly eliminated community transmission of the virus after previously recording 16 cases of unknown transmission. The state is also on alert for possible cases linked to the NT mine worker, with at least three flights from Perth carrying 252 workers from the Granites mine between June 18-25. [4], Western Australia confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 21 February 2020, a man who was evacuated off the Diamond Princess cruise ship and flown to Darwin. Perth and Peel Lockdown from midnight 23 April 2021 [143], On 7 August, an easing of internal WA restrictions was deferred to at least 29August due to an outbreak in Victoria. Every lockdown date until end of 2021 - BirminghamLive Schools were prevented from organising gatherings of over 500, including swimming and sports carnivals, interschool carnivals, performances, concerts, exhibitions, fetes and fairs. [162], On 11 October, Victoria's State of Emergency and State of Disaster were extended until 11.59pm on 8 November. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia (2020) [45], Still on 18 March, the Northern Territory government announced an economic stimulus package of A$60million. [26] Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson advised that they had tested positive and were in isolation. 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At the time, Perth Stadium became the state's COVID-19 incident response centre. [2] On 18 March, indoor gatherings of over 100 people were banned. New South Wales health authorities asked all passengers to go into self-isolation. In WA, three hotel quarantine security guards became infected with coronavirus, but their infections did not lead to an outbreak. On March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a complete lockdown of the entire nation for 21 days in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. ), On 20 July, the number of daily overseas arrivals allowed at Sydney Airport was reduced from 450 (since 5 July) to350. [133], On 27 July, the Prime Minister renamed the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission, formed on 25 March 2020 as the "National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCC)". Whilst initially stated in June 2020 to be going ahead. [15] These two cases were acquired in Australia whereas all other previous cases were imported from another country. [41], On 18 March,[42] a human biosecurity emergency was declared[43] by the Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, under Section 475 of the Biosecurity Act 2015. [32] The last lockdown specific restrictions were lifted at 12:01am on 14February. Phil Mercer. A man in his 30s had not travelled overseas but did travel outside of the ACT. [184][185] Also on 27 November, the 2021 National Multicultural Festival in Canberra was postponed from its usual February dates to " by late 2021". However, the new case in Queensland was linked to the Rydges on Swanston cluster in Melbourne when a man who travelled from Melbourne to Brisbane on Virgin flight VA313 on 1 June tested positive. Parliament was rescheduled to return on 24 August. Perth lockdown shifts Scorchers' home Challenger to Canberra