Victoria will again enter lockdown from 8pm tonight following a cluster of cases of the delta variant of COVID-19 yesterday and today.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state’s sixth lockdown this afternoon following the cluster of cases including a teacher at Al-Taqwa College in Truganina, the site of a major outbreak last year.
The announcement comes just over a week after the state’s fifth lockdown eased last Wednesday.
From 8pm Victorians will only be able to leave home for food and supplies, exercising up to two hours, care or caregiving, authorised work or education, and getting vaccinated.
Mask wearing is mandatory outside of home.
Shopping and exercise must be done within 5km of home or the nearest location.
Private gatherings are not permitted except for an intimate partner or nominated person visits.
Public gatherings are not permitted with exercise limited to two people.
Childcare and early childhood care centres will remain open.
Schools will close, with primary and secondary schools students returning to remote learning – except for vulnerable children and the children of authorised workers, who can learn on site.
Where a parent or carer indicates that a student with a disability cannot learn from home due to vulnerability or family stress, the school must provide on-site learning for that student.
This will apply to students enrolled in specialist schools and students with a disability enrolled in mainstream schools.
Higher education students will also return to remote learning, except for learning programs allowed on the Authorised Premises and Authorised Workers (APAW) List.
