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Australia is beginning to reduce Covid-19 restrictions as each state makes its own decisions on how far they want their reductions to go.
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The number of new daily cases in Australia has also decreased.
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Like New Zealand, Australia entered a national blockade when Covid-19 was recognized as a serious threat in an attempt to stop the spread of the coranvirus, and after a month of stay-at-home procedures, states are now beginning to loosen the reins. .
Both nations have been applauded for their efforts to overcome the pandemic curve, with a similar number of cases per capita. Australia is very slightly lower, but with higher hospitalization rates.
The death toll from the virus in New Zealand is 19 compared to 93 in Australia, but it has a fifth of its neighbors’ population of 25 million.
However, what separates them is the focus of their blocks. New Zealand took the “go tough” approach and closed all non-essential services during its four-week shutdown, while in Australia, services as baristas and hairdressers were allowed to continue.
Opposition leader Simon Bridges has argued that New Zealand should have followed in Australia’s footsteps to keep local businesses and the economy afloat, but the government has argued that it has done the right thing for New Zealand specifically.
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The opposition leader said New Zealand could look to Tasman for an example to restart the economy after Alert Level 4.
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But now that New Zealand is adjusting to life at Alert Level 3 and about 75 percent of the nation’s economy is working again, Australians go even further by loosening their restrictions.
Here’s a breakdown of what the restrictions look like in each Australian state and territory this weekend and in the future:
Northern Territory is making big moves when it comes to relaxing coronavirus restrictions.
As of yesterday, people living in the northern state are no longer subject to the 10-person limit guideline for outdoor activities.
The changes mean that there are no limits on attending weddings and funerals, provided that social distancing guidelines are used. Playgrounds have also been reopened and activities such as boot camps, contactless sports, camping, boating, water parks and boating are also allowed.
The drastic changes occur after no coronavirus cases were recorded for more than three weeks.
The “cautious relaxation” of some coronavirus measures is being implemented in Western Australia this week with the most important change being the two-person rule that is reduced to a limit of 10 people.
It means that small groups can now come together, making things like boot camps and group exercise possible, as long as social distance is maintained.
However, unlike the Northern Territory, gyms, outdoor fitness equipment, playgrounds, and skate parks remain closed.
However, the Western Australian government is allowing activities like a picnic in the park with friends, barbecues, sports, fishing, boating, and camping as long as the 10-person limit is met and there is enough room for everyone’s personal bubbles. .
Dining is still prohibited, but takeout meals are allowed.
However, there are still some strict measures for things like pubs, discos and churches.
After nearly five weeks of tough closing measures, Queensland is lifting some restrictions on staying home this weekend.
Starting today, Queenslandians can leave their homes for fun, but there is a 50 km limit for their travel.
The new rules mean residents can now ride motorcycles, jet skis, or boats for pleasure, picnic, visit national parks, shop for non-essential items, or just go for a head-clearing ride.
However, physical distancing guidelines still apply and outings are limited to members of the same household, or an individual and a friend. Households may also have two visitors in their homes.
New South Wales has been hit hardest by Covid-19, but the state government says it is now ready to slightly ease social restrictions.
New rules implemented this week allow people to visit friends in their homes. This includes families with children who can visit other homes.
The New South Wales government said improving mental health and reducing social isolation were the main drivers of its changes.
Access to Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches has also been allowed during the week from 7 a.m. at 5 p.m., but only for swimming and surfing. Other beach activities like walking, jogging and sunbathing are still prohibited.
South Australia has yet to ease the restrictions, but that comes after taking a more moderate approach to coronavirus rules than some of the other states initially.
Social distancing has been applied throughout their response, with fines issued for infractions, but the beaches were never closed and services such as wineries, breweries, and warehouse doors have been operating take-out services after restrictions were imposed. relaxed earlier in the month.
Social gathering numbers also remain a maximum of 10 people with an appropriate spacing required.
The state also spent more than a week without new Covid-19 cases.
Victoria is choosing to maintain her stage three restrictions for the time being and will likely not adjust them until her state of emergency can be lifted on May 11.
It means that the Victorians essentially remain in a confinement very similar to that experienced by kiwis at alert level 4, where meetings are effectively prohibited and travel must be for essential purposes only.
However, unlike New Zealand’s Level 4 Alert, it is okay for Victorians to go to work and attend school. But your government says that when someone can do those things at home, they should do it.
Victoria Prime Minister Daniel Andrews said earlier this week that he wanted 100,000 people to be screened for Covid-19 for two weeks before making any decisions on easing the Stage Three restrictions.
Andrews said he understood that maintaining the third-stage measures might not be “the news that people want to hear.”
On Thursday, the Tasmanian government announced that locals would have to wait for coronavirus restrictions to be eased.
Prime Minister Peter Gutwein said the current state restrictions will not be adjusted until at least May 15, but until then they will review the measures.
Gutwein said that if the measures were relaxed, it would probably start with parks, reserves and recreation spaces.
Until then, however, all travel unless the essentials are off the table and most companies are also closed.
“I hope that in the next few weeks the Public Health Council will be able to start loosening some restrictions, however this will only happen if the health risk is low,” Gutwein said.
The prime minister said Tasmania’s border restrictions are likely to remain as it is “the state’s strongest defense against the virus.”
Australian capital territory
Perhaps most surprisingly, the coronavirus-free ACT, which on Thursday became Australia’s first jurisdiction to neutralize Covid-19 by hitting zero active cases, says it has no plans to reduce the restrictions.
That is in part due to the more lenient rules ACT started with, but the capital state now says that further easing the restrictions could lead to problems with the surrounding state of NSW, where things are tighter.
“If we reopened bars and restaurants, but they remained closed in New South Wales, then we would receive a large influx of people into the territory and that would increase the risk,” Prime Minister Andrew Barr said.
Instead, Barr suggested that the most likely reduction of the restrictions would be around public meetings, from a maximum of two people to 10, but that has not yet been allowed.
