The Victorian Government has announced new coronavirus restrictions from 5:00pm tonight, which will limit private home gathering sizes to 15 and make mask use indoors mandatory.
Key points:
- People who had planned New Year's Eve gatherings based on the current limit of 30 guests will need to reduce their numbers
- Victoria has now recorded six COVID-19 cases linked to a restaurant where a New South Wales traveller dined on December 21
- Close contacts of the three cases confirmed yesterday are spread across Melbourne, Barwon Heads and Leongatha
Acting Premier Jacinta Allan said that meant people who had planned New Year's Eve gatherings for tonight based on the existing limit of 30 guests would need to reduce their numbers.
"We certainly do apologise to people who have put plans in place, who were looking forward to having events … but this is a necessary step, it's on the advice that we've received overnight," she said.
Ms Allan said the only people who should be travelling into Melbourne's CBD for New Year's Eve were those who had already made reservations at a hospitality venue.
The announcement comes after health authorities recorded three new coronavirus cases in Melbourne yesterday, bringing to an end the state's 61-day streak of zero locally acquired cases.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said those three cases had done the right thing by coming forward and being tested as soon they experienced symptoms, allowing authorities to discover the cluster.
"We've currently contacted 52 close contacts of those three individuals," he said.
Mr Weimar said three of those close contacts had since tested positive, bringing the total number of recorded community cases to six.
Cases linked to restaurant in Melbourne's south-east
Ms Allan said yesterday's cases all had either a direct or indirect link to the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant at Black Rock on December 21.
"One that night, one case and two close contacts of cases attended this restaurant, as did a returned traveller from New South Wales," she said.
Ms Allan said the NSW traveller was being tested as a matter of urgency.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is regularly updating a list of public exposure sites on its website, which so far includes:
- Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant at Black Rock on December 21
- Century City Walk and Mocha Jo's in Glen Waverley between 1:30pm and 5:00pm on December 28
- Katialo restaurant in the Eaton Mall at Oakleigh between 7:00pm and 8:15pm on December 28
- Mentone/Parkdale Beach at Mentone between 10:00am and 4:30pm on December 27
- Holy Family Parish Doveton between 4:00pm and 6:00pm on December 26
- Kmart, Big W, Target, Millers, King of Gifts and Lacoste stores at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre on December 26 between 9:00am and 11:00am
DHHS has said anyone who visited any of the locations during the times indicated must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
More to come.
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