Victoria finally relaxes coronavirus restrictions to allow home visits and recreational activities from tomorrow - four days before NSW gets relief
- Victoria is the last state or territory to announce the relaxation of restrictions
- Five people can visit others in homes and 10 people can meet up outside
- New South Wales will allow gatherings of 10 outside their homes from Friday
- Queensland is already allowing recreational activities such as going to the park
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Victoria has finally relaxed coronavirus restrictions to allow recreational activities and home visits.
From 11.59pm on Tuesday, Victorians can invite five people into their homes and will be allowed to gather in groups of ten outside for socialising and recreation.
This means activities such as golf, hiking, fishing, walking, sunbathing and kicking a football around are now allowed with social distancing.
The state will also allow professional sports teams to start training from Wednesday, paving the way for games to restart in the near future.
Premier Daniel Andrews also said schools in the state will be allowed to resume 'soon' - but said a timeframe was still being decided.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been the harshest of all state leaders regarding restrictions
He warned residents they should still be cautions and social distancing must still be obeyed.
'I know this will come as a welcome relief, but I need to be clear. Although these are our first steps back towards normalcy – they are not an invitation to host a dinner party every night of the week,' he said.
Weddings will be allowed up to ten guests while funerals can have 20 people indoors and 30 people outdoors.
Mr Andrews said these new rules - and a new state of emergency - will be in place until 31 May when they will be reviewed again.
Cafes and restaurants are not allowed to re-open except for takeaway - but Mr Andrews said he hoped they could be allowed to open their doors to more than 10 people in June.
'My thinking here is that if we wait these three weeks, when we move to open, go beyond just takeaway, for cafes, we might not have to stick with the number of ten,' he said.
'There will be a gradual opening up of the economy and a relaxation of these rules,' he said.
The state recorded only seven new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and no new deaths.
The announcement means restrictions in Victoria will be relaxed four days before New South Wales eases rules on Friday to allow gatherings of 10 including at cafes and restaurants.
New South Wales recorded only one new case of coronavirus on Sunday after 5,200 tests.
The patient was a returned traveller from the United Kingdom meaning there was no recorded community transmission.
There have been only 14 new cases of the virus in Australia's most populated state over the past five days, sparking calls to quickly relax lockdown.
Queensland, which has already relaxed restrictions to allow recreation such as sunbathing, recorded zero new cases on Sunday.
A 'roadmap' showing the way out of lockdown was presented to Australians on Friday. But NSW will not relax restrictions until a week later. Pictured: Volleyball on Sydney's Bondi Beach in March
New South Wales recorded only one new case of coronavirus on Sunday after 5,200 tests. Pictured: Premier Berejiklian
Protesters demanding more personal freedom clashed with police in Melbourne and Sydney on Sunday.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said restrictions will not be relaxed until Friday, a full week after the Prime Minster gave the green light.
Explaining her cautious approach, Ms Berejiklian said she feared a second wave of the virus.
'The more activity there is, the more likelihood there is of a spike in cases,' she told reporters on Monday.
Threatening a second lockdown, she added: 'The second we let our guard down the cases will go up again and then governments will have to look at other options and we don't want to be in that position.
'We rely on the advice of experts and consult with relevant people before we embark on our path forward.'
The economy is bleeding $4billion a week due to lockdown. Pictured: Centrelink queues
Ms Berejiklian warned that residents must obey social distancing rules after restrictions are relaxed.
'I'm extremely worried about people being complacent. We have to assume every time we leave the house we have the virus and that's how we have to lead our lives,' she said.
The Berejiklian government on Sunday announced the easing of some restrictions from Friday, including allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, such as a physical training session or sitting down in a park.
Up to five people, including children, will be able to visit a home and religious gatherings and places of worship can also welcome up to 10 worshippers.
Surfers are seen at Duranbah Beach on the Queensland where they are allowed to exercise and enjoy beaches at leisure
This image shows the federal government guidelines for relaxing lockdown by July
NSW Restaurants and cafes will also be allowed to have up to 10 patrons at a time, while ensuring they maintain social distancing and four square metres space per person.
Ms Berejiklian admitted the 10-people rule means it will not be viable for many bigger venues to re-open.
A total of 10 guests will be allowed at weddings, and up to 20 people at indoor funerals and up to 30 at outdoor funerals.
However, holidays in regional NSW are still banned.
No new coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in NSW with the state's death toll sitting at 46.
Ms Berejiklian on Monday urged people to come forward and get tested - especially on weekends when testing numbers generally drop.
'We need to remain vigilant and come forward and get tested,' she told reporters in Sydney.
'As the months and weeks get colder... please don't assume it's the flu, assume it's coronavirus.'
It is up to the states and territories to decide when outdoor activities with more people can resume. Pictured: Surfers' Paradise
Queensland will move to stage one on Friday May 15
A countdown is on for the reopening of Queensland restaurants, libraries, pools and beauty salons.
Personal training sessions, retail shopping, weddings with up to 10 people, and funerals with up to 20 inside or 30 outside, are also allowed from May 15.
Bars and gaming facilities will remain closed in the first phase of a staged easing of the state's lockdown, but up to 10 people at a time can dine in at restaurants, pubs, licensed clubs, RSL clubs and hotels will be allowed.
Recreational travel of up to 150km from home will also be allowed.
Those rules apply differently in the outback, where locals can travel up to 500km from home, and up to 20 can dine in an eatery at a time.
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