Melburnians woke up to more freedoms this morning as their counterparts in Sydney remain under tough lockdown restrictions due to surging Covid-19 cases.
The Victorian government eased coronavirus restrictions overnight to allow bigger crowds at sporting and entertainment events and a slight relaxing of cumbersome mask rules.
Health Minister Martin Foley said the state was in a “stable position” but urged Victorians not to become complacent.
“With the slower than forecast rollout of the Commonwealth vaccination program, reduction in returning traveller caps not yet in effect across the country and outbreaks interstate continuing to pose a risk to Victoria, the advice from our public health experts is that we ease those restrictions carefully and cautiously,” he said.
The latest easing of restrictions across Melbourne brings the city into line with the rules across regional Victoria as the state slowly emerges from its last local outbreak in early June.
Just three active locally acquired cases remain in Victoria while in NSW the latest local outbreak ballooned to 395 infections on Thursday.
People from Greater Sydney, including the Central Coast, Shellharbour, Blue Mountains and Wollongong, remain banned from entering Victoria as the state government tries desperately to prevent another local outbreak.
The rest of NSW and the ACT have been deemed orange zones, meaning people wanting to enter Victoria must apply for a permit, get tested within 72 hours of arriving in the state and remain isolated until they receive a negative result.
Here’s the latest rules in Victoria and how they compare to those in Sydney:
Masks are required indoors in public-facing settings in Victoria but are no longer required at school for students and staff, or at workplaces if staff don’t interact with the public. They are still required on public transport.
In NSW, masks are required in all indoor areas of non-residential premises, on public transport, hospitality venues and recreation facilities such as a stadium.
Density limits for hospitality, gyms and physical recreation venues, community facilities, creative studios and places of worship are now one person per 2sq m in Victoria.
In greater Sydney, pubs and clubs and food and drink premises are closed except for takeaway, and entertainment facilities, amusement facilities, indoor recreation facilities, public swimming pools and places of worship are also closed.
Dancefloors have reopened in Victoria, up to a maximum of 50 people on the dancefloor at any one time. Theatres can also open to 75 per cent of capacity with a cap of 2000 patrons.
In Sydney, entertainment facilities, such as theatres, cinemas, music halls, concert halls and dance halls, nightclubs, pubs and clubs are closed.
The limit on private gatherings in Victoria will remain at 15 people able to attend a home per day due to the example of Covid-19 spreading at big gatherings inside the home in NSW.
In Sydney, people must stay home and only leave if they have a reasonable excuse.
On Thursday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged people to “please stop” visiting other people outside their household, as new cases surged to their highest since the start of the outbreak.
“Your immediate family means those you live with, it doesn’t mean extended family or friends,” she said.
In Victoria, crowd numbers will increase at approved public events, with outdoor stadiums able to host up to 75 per cent of their capacity with a cap of 40,000 fans, while indoor stadiums have a limit of 75 per cent of capacity with a cap of 7500 people.
In Sydney, NRL matches are being played in empty stadiums, while the third State of Origin game on Wednesday next week between NSW and Queensland will be played in Newcastle, where up to 20,000 – 75 per cent capacity – can attend.
Victoria’s new measures will remain in place for 14 days, with further rules expected to be eased if case numbers remain low.
Victoria has now gone eight days without a locally acquired case.
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