Announcing the lifting of the ban at a news conference on Monday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said Melbourne residents would be allowed to leave their homes at 11:59 pm on Tuesday and most businesses in the state could reopen with restrictions on the number of people. .
“With 0 cases and so many tests, we can say that now is the time to open up. Now is the time to congratulate every Victorian who has put a rock on this course.”
Due to the easy reduction in cases, the government has allowed the removal of large-scale social distance measures that have been in place for weeks.
As the skies began to swell this summer, Andrews took such an epidemic that governments in Western Europe and the United States were reluctant to do so for fear of hurting the economy and trampling on civil liberties.
Governments in East Asia, including China, South Korea, and Taiwan, need not impose such restrictions because initial efforts are focused on testing the virus and contact tracing, masking their populations, and being willing to follow social distances. Guidelines, which help to check the epidemic.
Andrews said Victoria has been able to curb the epidemic because of the people’s desire to endure hardships, listen to science and follow the rules.
He said, “I cannot be more skilled than I have shown the courage, compassion and character to do this work in the state today. But it is not over yet.”
“We have to stay awake for weeks and months … until the vaccine arrives. No one is normal. There’s just covid-normal.”
Under the mild measure, employees are allowed to return to their business immediately to prepare for customers and take anti-epidemic measures.
Some restrictions will remain in place until November 8, including a 25-kilometer (15-mile) limit on travel and the internal border between Victoria and Metropolitan Melbourne.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morris congratulated the state on reducing the number of Covid-19 cases and praised the Victorians for making “great progress in reducing the rate of Covid-19 infection.”
“They have played their part and made great sacrifices in pursuit of the goals of easing trust restrictions,” he said.
Morrison added that Victoria would open the state’s borders by Christmas. They were shut down as part of the federal government’s response to the epidemic.
Winter lockdown
Facing Victoria and her capital Melbourne was the worst outbreak of the Australian Covid-19 this Australian Australian winter.
Andrews said Monday that the government will not “push hard” to reopen before public health experts believe it is safe to do so.
Andrews hinted earlier this month that officials are considering lifting more sanctions if trends continue in the right direction. However, in the case of Melbourne’s northern suburbs, a small group asked him to put a “cautious pause” to test more than 1,000 residents, which would further delay reopening.
Almost all the tests came back negative. Andrews said health officials can now rule out a wider community transition.
“It was worth the wait to make sure,” he said.
The previous version of the story incorrectly misrepresented the political affiliation of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. This has been fixed.
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