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Daniel Andrews delays plan to end lockdowns despite lowest infection rate in weeks
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has told Melburnians it is “too early” to think about escaping lockdown as he pushes back his recovery “roadmap” to the weekend. New COVID-19 infections in Victoria have plummeted to 73 overnight – the lowest daily total in weeks – but Mr Andrews says he needs another week to decide the fate of Victorians living under draconian lockdowns. “This strategy is working, but it is too early for us to either open up right now, or put forward a detailed road map as to what that opening up will look like,” he said. “Another week's data is critically important to make sure that the strategy continues to work and for us to have a better sense of how long it will take to drive these numbers down to very, very low numbers so that they can be contained uncontrolled without the need to put restrictions back on over not just weeks and months, but over a longer period, finding that COVID-19 normal and looking at in for many months.” Mr Andrews led his press conference with news 41 new coronavirus deaths had been recorded but most of the deaths were from previous weeks, with 8 people dying in the last 24 hours. He said Victorians would have to agree to sweeping social distancing restrictions before Stage Four lockdown rules were lightened in the road map to recovery blueprint. “There will be a number of key principles that underpin this opening up road map,” he said. “Firstly, we have to ensure that physical distancing including following density requirements, making sure staff work from home wherever possible, eliminating the total number of staff and customers in any enclosed area, and stopping carpooling. “It has to be a feature of opening up and getting people back to work. Wearing a face covering at all times in the workplace and ensuring that PPE is used, particularly in those higher risk industries. Requiring hygienic workplaces, so things like high touch points being regularly cleaned, staff regularly washing their hands, the availability and the use of hand sanitiser, so on and so forth.” Image: Getty
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has told Melburnians it is “too early” to think about escaping lockdown as he pushes back his recovery “roadmap” to the weekend. New COVID-19 infections in Victoria have plummeted to 73 overnight – the lowest daily total in weeks – but Mr Andrews says he needs another week to decide the fate of Victorians living under draconian lockdowns. “This strategy is working, but it is too early for us to either open up right now, or put forward a detailed road map as to what that opening up will look like,” he said. “Another week's data is critically important to make sure that the strategy continues to work and for us to have a better sense of how long it will take to drive these numbers down to very, very low numbers so that they can be contained uncontrolled without the need to put restrictions back on over not just weeks and months, but over a longer period, finding that COVID-19 normal and looking at in for many months.” Mr Andrews led his press conference with news 41 new coronavirus deaths had been recorded but most of the deaths were from previous weeks, with 8 people dying in the last 24 hours. He said Victorians would have to agree to sweeping social distancing restrictions before Stage Four lockdown rules were lightened in the road map to recovery blueprint. “There will be a number of key principles that underpin this opening up road map,” he said. “Firstly, we have to ensure that physical distancing including following density requirements, making sure staff work from home wherever possible, eliminating the total number of staff and customers in any enclosed area, and stopping carpooling. “It has to be a feature of opening up and getting people back to work. Wearing a face covering at all times in the workplace and ensuring that PPE is used, particularly in those higher risk industries. Requiring hygienic workplaces, so things like high touch points being regularly cleaned, staff regularly washing their hands, the availability and the use of hand sanitiser, so on and so forth.” Image: Getty
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