At midnight to Sunday, new rules for arriving in the country began to apply, which entails two weeks of compulsory isolation at hotels in the city you arrive.

Previously, arrivals could have their self-insulation at home. The borders between the states are closed. A crisis government has been appointed to centralize the decisions. Mobile drive-in clinics have been set up for sampling.

"Late in the beginning"

"The authorities were late in responding in the beginning, but now a higher crisis awareness has begun," says Natasha van Antwerpen, a researcher in psychology at the University of Adelaide.

- In many cases, many are skeptical of the authorities' orders and you do as you please. In the beginning, people gathered as usual on the beach for swimming and partying, Natasha Van Antwerpen tells SVT News.

New rules

As a result, various restrictions were imposed on the public in the beginning. Outdoors, 500 people got to hang out at a proper distance from each other. Indoors, the limit was at 100. Now, two people apply everywhere, according to ABC News. Skateparks and outdoor gyms are closed.

The economy hit hard

Australia's economy has been hit hard by drought and forest fires after a long period of growth. Now you feel a tangible decline. A support package has been decided on SEK 67 billion.

- People are worried about unemployment, we have many small businesses. A local cafe has started making food packages for the elderly who are isolated. Many have now volunteered to pay the packages and to ship them out, says Natasha Van Antwerpen. She has also seen that health care has introduced crystal telephones as they fear an increase in domestic violence.

Reduction of new cases

The number of new cases in the country has decreased, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison, according to ABC News. Morrison states that it is the new restrictions that have been introduced, and compliance with them, that have had an effect.

- At this time last week, the number of cases increased by about 25-30 per cent daily. That rate has now dropped to around 13-15 percent in recent days, Morrison said, according to Reuters news agency.

More than 3,800 confirmed cases were found in the country on Sunday, of which 431 were new.