Map: Where are the active coronavirus cases in Melbourne?
This map shows where the active coronavirus cases are in Victoria. As you can see, there are three main blocs of active cases - in the centre of Melbourne, in the city's north-west and in the outer south-east:
The City of Melbourne has the largest number of active cases with 23, although this may reflect the hotel quarantine clusters.
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has advised people to avoid travelling in and out of six Melbourne local government areas that have experienced a rise in case numbers in recent days.
These areas are Brimbank (10 active cases as of yesterday afternoon), Hume (9), Casey (9), Cardinia (6), Moreland (5) and Darebin (3).
All of the active cases at the moment are in the metropolitan Melbourne region, with none in rural or regional municipalities.
Keep in mind the data is broken down into local government area based on the typical place of residence of the infected person. It does not necessarily reflect their current location or where they were exposed to the virus.
Latest updates
NSW driving tests to restart
By Mary Ward
L-platers will be once again allowed to take their driving test in NSW, with the state government announcing the return of tests from July 1.
Driving tests were suspended by Service NSW at the end of March to comply with coronavirus restrictions.
“Appropriate safeguards will remain in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19, such as disposable seat covers, hand sanitiser and gloves. Customers will also need to sign a statutory declaration confirming they are well enough to take the test," Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello said.
Driving tests will resume in NSW from July 1. Probably not a good idea to high-five your instructor after passing it like in this stock photo, however. Credit:iStockphoto
The state is facing a significant backlog of tests, with roughly 4800 usually performed each week.
An additional 50 testers have been hired as Service NSW prepares for approximately 6500 L-platers to take the test from July after perfecting their reverse parallel parks during isolation.
Computer-based driving tests – required to earn L-plates as well as progress from a P1 to P2 license – will remain available online, as was introduced during the pandemic.
“Drivers now have a simpler, faster and more COVID-safe way of moving from one licence level to the next,” Transport Minister Andrew Constance said.
Victoria's Health Minister and Chief Health Officer to provide coronavirus update at 11.30am
Victoria's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton will be holding a press conference at 11.30am to provide an update on the state's coronavirus situation.
With any luck we will be able to get a live feed of the event and include it here on the blog.
Victorian venues with diners, staff, food ready to go dismayed at restrictions
Victorian restaurant owners who had booked in diners, rostered on staff and bought thousands of dollars worth of food are dismayed at the extension of coronavirus restrictions.
Brooke Pollock, owner of Moorabbin restaurant Arcobar, and her partner, Franz Madlener, stressed they understood the decision by the Andrews government on Saturday to prolong restrictions limiting restaurants to just 20 seated diners until at least July 12.
Restaurants with sufficient floor space were to be allowed up to 50 diners from Monday.
Arcobar owner Brooke Pollock and partner Franz Madlener.Credit:Chris Hopkins
In preparation, “we put $8500 worth of food into our coolroom to gear up for the week ahead”, a frustrated Mr Madlener said.
“Our bookings are full every day of the week for lunch. We’ve trained staff. Everything we did financially was to limp us through to Monday, based on us being able to trade with some sort of opportunity for profit."
Chief Medical Officer: Black Lives Matter protests set 'a bad example' for gatherings
Outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr Murphy has said large Black Lives Matter rallies in recent weeks could be to blame for more complacency in the community around COVID-19, leading to an increase in cases - especially in Victoria.
"We don't think the protest gatherings were directly responsible," he told ABC Radio National on Monday morning.
Dr Murphy said the biggest concern out of the protests was that they, "set a bad example for others" and may have contributed to people gathering in larger numbers.
"But we don't know that for sure," he said.
The Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne on Saturday, June 6.Credit:Christopher Hopkins
Dr Murphy also said the reason Melbourne was emerging as the coronavirus capital of the country was due to community spread.
"The reason it's a problem in Melbourne is there is that low lying community transmission levels," he said.
Dr Murphy also noted what he called a "disturbing issue" of people had tested positive, or were direct contacts of people who had tested positive, "not maintaining isolation or quarantine".
The Andrews Government over the weekend announced a new $1500 payment for those who test positive to coronavirus to disincentivise people in insecure work without sick leave to go to work while unwell.
"I am confident that Victoria is going to get on top of this," Dr Murphy said. "They have a huge army of contact tracers and they will step up testing".
Map: Where are the active coronavirus cases in Melbourne?
This map shows where the active coronavirus cases are in Victoria. As you can see, there are three main blocs of active cases - in the centre of Melbourne, in the city's north-west and in the outer south-east:
The City of Melbourne has the largest number of active cases with 23, although this may reflect the hotel quarantine clusters.
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has advised people to avoid travelling in and out of six Melbourne local government areas that have experienced a rise in case numbers in recent days.
These areas are Brimbank (10 active cases as of yesterday afternoon), Hume (9), Casey (9), Cardinia (6), Moreland (5) and Darebin (3).
All of the active cases at the moment are in the metropolitan Melbourne region, with none in rural or regional municipalities.
Keep in mind the data is broken down into local government area based on the typical place of residence of the infected person. It does not necessarily reflect their current location or where they were exposed to the virus.
Experts urge lockdowns as second-wave fears grow
By Sumeyya Ilanbey and Rob Harris
Australia's top medical officials are urging a lockdown of six local government areas in Melbourne identified as coronavirus hotspots, as Victoria experiences an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases.
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee said in a statement that it "strongly discourages" travel to and from Hume, Casey, Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin for non-essential reasons until the Victorian government can suppress the spread of community transmission in those municipalities.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny MikakosCredit:Chris Hopkins
The move comes as Victoria Police announced it would ramp up patrols of coronavirus hotspots and impose tougher enforcement of restrictions as fears of a second wave continues to grow and the Victorian government extends its state of emergency for another month.
Holidaymakers have also been warned against congregating in large groups and travelling with other families amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases for the fifth day in a row.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said authorities were extremely concerned about family gatherings, which have contributed to the uptick in coronavirus cases following a period of relative stability.
"Just because you can do something does not you mean you should do it," Ms Mikakos said.
Cardinia mayor calls for more clarity on location of coronavirus cases
Cardinia shire mayor Jeff Springfield has called on the Victorian government for more clarity over advice that residents in his council area should reconsider travelling outside the municipal boundary.
Speaking on Radio National this morning, Cr Springfield said he wasn't satisfied with the Australia Health Protection Principal Commitee's recommendations that it "strongly discourages" travel to and from Hume, Casey, Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin for non-essential reasons.
"Not exactly because I don't think it's specific enough," he said.
Cr Springfield said due to Cardinia's sprawling size of almost 1300 square kilometres, he would prefer to know which specific suburbs and neighbourhoods have infections.
"We span from the Dandenong Ranges all the way down to Western Port Bay," he said.
"We need to know the neighbourhoods and suburbs".
The Health Department has been publishing daily updates on the number of coronavirus cases recorded at a local government area level since late March, but does not provide publicly available data on case numbers at a suburb or postcode level.
One in five Victorians live in the six local government areas.
Rapid testing for NSW's snowfields as slopes reopen
By Mary Ward
Rapid COVID-19 testing will be available in NSW's Snowy Mountains region from today as the state's snowfields reopen.
"Communities in the Snowy Mountains and those on major roads in and out depend heavily on tourism dollars and I know they will be very appreciative of the business brought in by visitors to the region, but it is imperative that we remember to be COVID-safe," NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro said.
Fog lifting over Jindabyne in New South Wales with snow on the peaks surrounding it as the Snowy Mountains region prepares for the ski season to startCredit:Alex Ellinghausen
“While our regional communities are ready to welcome you with open arms, the message remains clear – if you are sick, get tested and don’t travel.”
The tests will be conducted at NSW Health's pathology lab at Cooma.
More than 725,000 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in NSW since the start of the pandemic.
Victoria's coronavirus restrictions from today
Today was meant to be the day that coronavirus restrictions were eased in Victoria, but given the increase in case numbers over the past few days and the fears of a second wave, social distancing rules have tightened from today.
Here is a summary of the current state of restrictions in Victoria:
Chief Medical Officer advises people to avoid travel to six Melbourne areas
By Rachael Dexter
Outgoing national Chief Medical Officer Dr Brendan Murphy has reassured Victorians living in six at-risk local government areas that they will still be able to travel to school and work outside of their council areas.
Speaking on Radio National on Monday morning, Dr Murphy clarified Sunday's recommendation from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) - which advises state governments on their COVID-19 response - that it "strongly discourages" travel to and from Hume, Casey, Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin council areas for non-essential reasons.
"At the moment the recommendation is simply an advisory, a strong advisory," he said.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Brendan Murphy.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
He said the advisory doesn't mean that people cannot travel in and out of local government areas for work or school, but that people should reconsider non-essential group gatherings in those six areas.
"We're not saying people from those areas shouldn't go to work," he said. "It's more about coming in for gatherings and things like that".
He also noted that the recommendation was also about discouraging those who live in the hotspot areas to not travel interstate or to regional Victorian areas for holidays, as well as asking people from non-affected areas to not visit family in the six local government areas."
Similarly, if you're coming from interstate and you have family in one of those areas we would prefer people to not visit and potentially bring that virus back," he said.
"The biggest risk is interstate travel and regional areas where there is absolutely no virus at the moment".
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