China News Service, September 28. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, the new crown epidemic in Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, continued to improve, and the curfew that had been implemented for nearly two months was lifted on the 28th.
According to regulations, Melbourne residents will be able to go out for work, sports, and purchase necessities at any time.
However, they still cannot be more than five kilometers away from home, and in order to stop people from holding parties, the fine for violating other restrictions will be increased to nearly 5,000 Australian dollars.
On July 23, 2020 local time, Melbourne, Australia, locals wear masks to travel.
According to reports, other restrictions will also be lifted, including allowing employees in some industries to return to work and resuming small religious activities.
Elementary school students will return to the classroom from mid-October, and the nursery will reopen.
People can visit hospitals and elderly care facilities in compliance with the epidemic prevention regulations, but home visits are still prohibited.
Melbourne has imposed a curfew on August 2.
At that time, security lapses in hotels quarantining returning travelers from overseas led to community transmission in Melbourne and became the epicenter of Australia's second wave of epidemics.
After nearly 2 months of hard work, Victoria, where Melbourne is located, only added 16 confirmed cases and 2 deaths on September 27.
At the same time, the state's active cases fell below 400 for the first time since June 30.
According to the report, with the epidemic in Australia and neighboring New Zealand under control, Australian Tourism Minister Birmingham said that he hopes to establish a tourism corridor with New Zealand before the end of the year.
However, Birmingham pointed out in an interview on September 27 that “New Zealand will ultimately decide whether to open up New Zealand to Australia.”