Victoria's five-day 'circuit breaker' lockdown will end at midnight tonight as planned, but Premier Daniel Andrews says some rules will remain in place.
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We've put together a complete list of what the new changes, which come into effect at 11.59pm Wednesday, will mean for you:
Social
Leave home: No restriction on reasons to leave home but stay safe.
Public gatherings: Up to 20 people can gather outdoors from any number of households, infants under 12 months are not included in the cap.
Visitors to the home: Up to five visitors can visit a home in a day (infants under 12 months are not counted in the cap).
- Visitors may be from any number of households and may visit either together or separately.
- Front and backyards are considered part of the home.
Face masks
Face masks: Must be carried at all times.
- Mandatory when inside (except in a residential home) and outdoors when cannot maintain 1.5m physical distancing (unless a lawful exemption applies).
- Strongly recommended to wear when visitors attend your home.
- Any person diagnosed or suspected of having COVID-19, or who is a close contact of someone diagnosed with COVID-19, must wear a face covering if leaving home/accommodation for a permitted reason, such as medical care.
Education and childcare
Childcare and early education: Open.
Schools: Open.
Adult education: Open with no density quotient required in classroom settings.
Work
- Workers may attend onsite as required.
- On-site office work capped at no more than 50 per cent of a workforce on-site (both public and private sectors).
- All workplaces with onsite workers require a COVIDSafe Plan
Eating and drinking out
Hospitality: Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm for indoor and outdoor hospitality venues.
- Up to 25 patrons are permitted in a venue before the density quotient applies.
- No requirement for seated service.
- Density quotient of 1 per 4sqm on a dancefloor up to a maximum of 50 people.
- All venues are required to use electronic record keeping when applying the density quotient of one per two sqm.
- Indoor venues not using electronic record keeping, a density quotient of one per four sqm applies.
Food courts: Indoor and outdoor food courts open with a density quotient of 1 per 2 sqm. No patron cap for indoor food courts
Exercise and recreation
Indoor physical recreation and community sport: A density quotient of 1 per 4sqm applies to each space.
- Gym and exercise classes limited to 50 people (excluding anyone necessary for running the class).
- COVID Marshals required when gyms are staffed.
- At times when gyms are unstaffed, a density quotient of 1 per 8 sqm applies.
- Signage must state the number of people permitted inside, wipes and disinfectant must be supplied for use by patrons, and record keeping is required and venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
Outdoor physical recreation and community sport: Up to a maximum of 100 patrons for outdoor fitness classes (excluding anyone necessary for running the class) with a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm.
- Record keeping is required and venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
Pools, spas, saunas, steam rooms and springs: Indoor venues open with a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm.
- Outdoor pools open with a density quotient of 1 per 2 sqm.
- Record keeping is required.
Ceremonies and special occasions
Weddings: No maximum attendee caps indoors or outdoors, density quotient of 1 per 2 sqm applies when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- For weddings held at a private residence, the private gathering limit of 5 people applies.
Funerals: No maximum attendee caps indoors or outdoors, density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies when using electronic record keeping. In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- For a funeral held at a private residence, the private gathering limit of 5 people applies.
Ceremonies and religious gatherings: Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies.
- Venues using the density quotient of 1 per 2sqm must use electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Indoor and outdoor ceremonies can occur at the same time.
Community venues, including libraries and toy libraries
Community venues and facilities including libraries and toy libraries: No patron caps with a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm, subject to use of electronic record keeping.
- If not using electronic record keeping a density quotient of 1 per 4sqm applies.
Creative arts facilities: No patron caps with a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm, subject to use of electronic record keeping.
Real estate
Real estate: Inspections and auctions operating with a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm, subject to use of electronic record keeping.
- If not using electronic record keeping a density quotient of 1 per 4sqm applies.
Entertainment facilities
Seated entertainment venues (indoors and outdoors): Open, for indoor spaces the patron cap is 50 per cent of seated capacity for a maximum of 300 per space.
- Over 300 patrons must operate under the Public Events Framework.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm in foyers, bars, bathrooms etc when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
- For outdoor spaces the patron cap is 75 per cent of seated capacity.
- Arrangements for capacity over 1000 are determined on an individual basis under the Public Events Framework.
Cinemas: 50 per cent of seated capacity to a maximum of 300 per indoor space.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm for foyers, bars, bathrooms etc when using electronic record keeping, otherwise density quotient of 1 per 4sqm.
Indoor non-seated venues (such as galleries): Open, up to 50 per cent total capacity with maximum patron cap of 300 people per space.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
- Over 300 patrons must operate under the Public Events Framework.
Outdoor non-seated entertainment venues (such as Zoos, live museums): Open, patron cap is 75 per cent of occupancy limit.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Group limits removed. Indoor spaces at outdoor venues open, subject to restrictions relevant to the space (e.g. hospitality or retail).
- Venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
- Venues over 1000 must operate under the Public Events Framework.
Arcades, escape rooms, bingo centres: Open, no maximum patron caps and a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
Drive in cinemas: Open, in areas outside of vehicles density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
Amusement parks: Open, up to 75 per cent of venue capacity.
- Density quotient of 1 per 4sqm applies indoors.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies outdoors, when using electronic record keeping.
- In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Venues with capacity of greater than 500 patrons must publish a COVIDSafe Plan online.
Gaming: Open, with a density quotient of 1 per 4sqm, every second machine turned off, and no seated service requirement. Electronic record keeping required.
Adult entertainment: Brothels and sex on premises venues open, with a density quotient of 1 per 4sqm and a patron cap of 100.
- Electronic record keeping required. Strip club venues open, with a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm and no seated service requirement.
Nightclubs: Open, standing service permitted.
- Density quotient of 1 per 4sqm on a dancefloor up to a maximum of 50 people.
- Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm elsewhere in the venue, with no maximum patron limit.
- Electronic record keeping required.
Shopping, hairdressing and personal care
Retail: (e.g. supermarkets, other retail) Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm, with record keeping where practicable.
Hairdressing, beauty and personal care services: Density quotient of 1 per 2sqm applies, when using electronic record keeping. In venues not using electronic record a density quotient of 1 per 4 sqm applies.
- Face masks required but can be removed if necessary for beauty services.
Accommodation and travel
Accommodation: Bookings restricted to the private gathering limit.
- The person or household booking the accommodation can have up to 5 visitors.
Tourism spaces and groups: No patron cap on tour groups.
- Masks must be worn on tour transport.
Intrastate travel: Allowed.
Interstate travel: Continued international border controls.
- State border controls activated in case of outbreaks
Care facilities and hospitals
Visitors: One household may visit a patient once per day.
- Exceptions continue to apply.
- Symptomatic individuals (e.g. sore throat), close contacts and returned international travellers excluded from visiting.
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