South Australia borders Victoria to the west and has been quiet on the covid front with a few cases here and there...
Then on the 16th the state recorded 18 new cases
On the 17th they recorded another 5 new cases
And on the 18th they recorded another 5 new cases
The result...
South Australia ordered into major six-day lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
South Australia will be ordered into a major lockdown for six days in what the State Government is describing as a "circuit breaker".
From midnight tonight, for the next six days, all schools, pubs, cafes, takeaway food outlets, and the construction industry will close. Exercise will be banned outside the house.
People will be restricted from going outside their homes. Only one person per household will be able to leave the home each day, but only for specific purposes.
People are being encouraged to wear masks whenever they are outside their homes.
Universities and all outdoor sport will be shut down, while elective surgery will cease. Weddings and funerals will also be banned.
Testing went from 2,000 on the 16th to 4,500 on the 17th
As people rushed to get tested by foot or by car
Then on the 16th the state recorded 18 new cases
On the 17th they recorded another 5 new cases
And on the 18th they recorded another 5 new cases
The result...
South Australia ordered into major six-day lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
South Australia will be ordered into a major lockdown for six days in what the State Government is describing as a "circuit breaker".
From midnight tonight, for the next six days, all schools, pubs, cafes, takeaway food outlets, and the construction industry will close. Exercise will be banned outside the house.
People will be restricted from going outside their homes. Only one person per household will be able to leave the home each day, but only for specific purposes.
People are being encouraged to wear masks whenever they are outside their homes.
Universities and all outdoor sport will be shut down, while elective surgery will cease. Weddings and funerals will also be banned.
Testing went from 2,000 on the 16th to 4,500 on the 17th
As people rushed to get tested by foot or by car
