The Victorian Government have outlined a four step roadmap to ease the State into ‘COVID Normal’.
Regional Victoria has a specific reopening roadmap, relating to how many active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases are in the community.
Summary of Steps towards COVID Normal for Regional Victoria:
First step only applies to metropolitan Melbourne.
Second Step – 11:59pm 13 September
- Only leave home for 4 reasons: school or work (if these can not be done from home), care or caregiving, to purchase essentials, exercise
- Public gatherings: up to 5 people from a maximum of 2 households can meet outdoors for social interaction (infants under 12 months of age are not included in the cap)
- Visitors to the home: “Single person bubble” 1 nominated visitor if living alone/single parent (all children under 18)
- Childcare is open to all children
- Schools return to onsite learning from Term 4 with safety measures
- Outdoor exercise and recreation allowed
- Restaurants and cafes open for takeaway and delivery only
- Retail: open, with density and other restrictions, hairdressing open
Subject to public health advice, the Third Step can start when:
- daily average number of cases in the last 14 days in Regional Victoria is less than 5
- there are less than 0 cases in Regional Victoria with an unknown source in the last 14 days
Key points:
- No restrictions on leaving home
- Spend time with others outside where possible
- Public gatherings: up to 10 people outdoors
- Visitors allowed at home from 1 other household (up to 5 people)
- Schools return to onsite learning from Term 4 with safety measures
- Hospitality open for predominantly outdoor seated service only
- All retail open, except personal care (hairdressers open)
Subject to public health advice, the Last Step can start after 23 November when: there are no new cases for 14 days, across Victoria.
Key points:
- No restrictions on leaving home
- Public gatherings: Up to 50 people outdoors
- Up to 20 visitors at home
- Schools open for onsite learning with safety measures
- Hospitality open for seated service only
- All retail open
- Galleries, museums and other entertainment venues open with some restrictions
Subject to public health advice, when there are no new cases for 28 days and no active cases (state-wide) and no outbreaks of concern in other States and Territories.
Key points:
- No restrictions on leaving home
- No restrictions on public gatherings but organisers encouraged to keep records of attendees
- No restrictions on visitors at home
- Schools open for onsite learning with safety measures
- Hospitality and retail all open
- No limits on weddings or funerals but organisers encouraged to keep records of attendees
- Galleries, museums and other entertainment venues open with safety measures and record-keeping
