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As a result of the growing outbreak Victoria entered its fourth lockdown, statewide, as of 11:59pm on 27 May. The restrictions were initially planned to last for at least 7 days until 11:59pm on 3 June. [54] By 1 June the number of cases in the Victorian outbreak had reached 60 and on 2 June the lockdown was extended for another 7 days. [55]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria , when a man who had returned from Wuhan , Hubei Province, China , tested positive ...
Monica Smit (born c. 1984) is an Australian anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown protester. [2] [3] [1] She is the founder of Reignite Democracy Australia (RDA), an anti-lockdown and COVID-19 conspiracy group. [4] Smit gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as a critic of the Victorian Government's response. [5] [6]
On 2 September 2020, a 28-year-old woman was arrested and charged with allegedly organising an anti-lockdown protest on social media. Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius said he was outraged that there were people in the community who thought it was a good idea to leave home and mass protest during a time of a deadly pandemic.
After one case of the delta variant in mid-August 2021, the Territory went into lockdown. By 26 September, the ACT had its first COVID-19 related death since mid-April 2020, nearly 18 months, followed by 3 more deaths in the first week of October 2021. 28 deaths during the outbreak since 12 August 2021 brought total deaths to 31, the most ...
Over 58,321,500 tests had been done, 2.2% were positive. [29] On 15 January, a total of 1,321,985 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Australia. Official national deaths rose to 2,633. There were approximately 666,157 active cases. Over the past 7 days, new cases averaged 67,332 per day. Over 58,533,000 tests had been done, 2.3% were positive. [30]
The Victoria/New South Wales state border was closed from 8 July 2020 to 23 November, and from 1 January 2021 to 12 February. [13] For much of the time the borders were open during 2021, people returning to NSW from Victoria were required to quarantine.
A COVID-19 vaccine is intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 . Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute ...