Victoria has announced a new national record daily death toll of 19, but a dip in cases in the past 24 hours.
Follow today's events as they unfold.
Key events
Live updates
By Jacqueline Howard
Melbourne's new in-home COVID test
Can anyone in Melbourne get the home test?-Testy
The at-home test is for vulnerable Victorians who cannot safely get to a testing site.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said some Victorians who could not get to coronavirus testing sites would be able to be tested at home for free within 48 hours.
"This is designed to ensure that approximately 200 vulnerable Victorians every day will have access to this new testing capacity," she said.
The program will let a person call the coronavirus hotline and book a home test after being assessed by a nurse over the phone.
By Yasmin Jeffery
The latest breakdown of coronavirus cases in aged care in Victoria
As of today, there are now 1,756 coronavirus cases linked to 122 aged care facilities in Victoria.
138 deaths have been linked to aged care.
The total number of cases linked to aged facilities with active cases is 2,339.
This is made up of:
- Resident cases (cumulative): 1,088
- Staff cases (cumulative): 914
- Contact cases (cumulative): 337
Source: Victorian Government
By Yasmin Jeffery
ICYMI
What does ICYMI mean please?Is that an actual word or just a lazy abbreviation?-Carley
Hi Carley, it means "in case you missed it".
By Yasmin Jeffery
Here's more on the two women arrested for COVID-19 breaches in Queensland
ICYMI earlier, Queensland police are questioning two teenage girls at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre over alleged COVID-19 breaches.
The teenagers, one from New South Wales and one from the Sunshine Coast, were detained at the Noosa Civic Shopping Centre this afternoon.
Police said the teenagers, aged 15 and 16, travelled to Queensland last Friday before the weekend's hard border closure but had also been in Sydney.
By Jacqueline Howard
Why do you keep re posting the same questions and answers each day on this blog?-Harley J
Our job is to help keep the community informed, Harley J.
If it's clear that there's a question the audience of the blog doesn't know the answer to, then we'll answer it, no matter how many times it's been asked before.
While we have some really dedicated readers who consume everything we write on here, some people just pop by for a bit and we want to make sure they get the answers to their very important questions, too.
By Yasmin Jeffery
Do you live in south-western Sydney?
If the answer to this is yes and you need to get tested for coronavirus, NSW Health has just announced the opening of two pop-up clinics.
Here are the deets:
By Yasmin Jeffery
Number of Australians over 60 as share of all infections rises for weeks
The ABC's Casey Briggs just shared these graphs and offered up some context around them.
By Jacqueline Howard
You can take your kids out for exercise with your partner in Melbourne
I have 2 kids (4yrs & 8yrs) at home with us at the moment- Can we (Me & my wife) take our kids together out for some exercise -within 1 hr and within 5km radius of our home?-Ben
- If you are a parent or guardian who is caring for a young child or someone who cannot be left unattended then they may accompany you if you exercise with another person.
By Jacqueline Howard
Melburnians cannot drive somewhere to exercise
In your answer to Daniel’s question about dog parks half an hour ago, you said that the DHHS website says “you cannot drive to exercise”. I searched for this information and couldn’t find it anywhere and even sent a couple of questions to the blog and didn’t get a response (I know you’re super busy). I am in Melbourne and I’ve been driving my kids to parks or bike tracks within 5 km to ride bikes etc. Am I breaking the rules?-Stressed and confused
Happy to clarify.
By Yasmin Jeffery
Hi everyone
Yasmin here for the afternoon blogging shift, as promised.
Stick with us as there's plenty more to come this arvo.
As always, a huge round of applause for Alicia for her handling of this morning's press conferences!
~And now, normal blogging resumes~
By Alicia Nally
Time for me to go
Thanks for all the comments and questions.
I've had a great morning but my shift is done.
Yasmin Jeffery will step in now but Jacqui Howard will still be around for a little while yet.
By Jacqueline Howard
Masks vs shields
I have seen some people wearing a face shield but no mask over their mouth or nose - is this ok ?-Jo
By Jacqueline Howard
I'm a grey nomad with no permanent residence can I move from one caravan park to another in another area-Terrence
It depends where you are, Terrence. If you're in a COVID hotspot, it's best to bunker down and stay put for the next little while.
By Alicia Nally
Two women arrested for COVID-19 breaches in Queensland
Police have arrested two women at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre for alleged COVID-19 breaches.
The women, from New South Wales, were detained at the Noosa Civic Shopping Centre.
They'll undergo testing for coronavirus.
By Alicia Nally
Toddler stranded in India amid coronavirus helped home by Queensland newlyweds
Transporting a toddler by plane might be difficult at the best of times — but a newly married couple recently came to the rescue of a three-year-old they had never met to bring her home to Australia.
South Australian woman Greeshma Patel and her daughter, Prisha, were separated for nearly a year while the toddler was with her grandparents in India — a separation prolonged by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jacqueline Howard
Could there be a technical issue? I getting the same post over again. By the way love your work :)-blog issue?
Yes, the blog gremlins are back
By Alicia Nally
By Jacqueline Howard
Can a Melburnian take their dog to the dog park?
Can I drive to the closest dog park to exercise the dog? Can I bring my partner with me ?-Daniel
The DHHS doesn't indicate whether or not you may drive to the dog park specifically but it does say that you cannot drive somewhere to exercise.
By Alicia Nally
Queensland Police break up hundreds-strong party on FNQ beach
Three people have been charged after police were called to break up a beach party in Far North Queensland on the weekend.
Officers were called to Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, on Saturday morning, following reports hundreds of people were camping illegally, drinking alcohol and dancing in front of a DJ who was performing on a temporary stage.
Video and images of a similar party held a week ago at the same location have emerged on social media.
By Jacqueline Howard
What can I do in my workplace radius?
I am a permitted worker whose workplace is more than 5km from home. Can I go and buy lunch near my workplace? DHHS site says no: www.dhhs.vic.gov.auTwitter says yes: twitter.comMixed messages?-Hungry
It is highly (highly) recommended that you bring your lunch with you to work to minimise your movement around the community.
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