Thousands of shops, factories and offices will close throughout Melbourne after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ordered them to shut to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Key points:
- Business closures will see another 250,000 Melbourne workers stay at home
- Supermarkets, bottle shops, drug stores, gas stations, banks, newsagencies and post offices will continue to run under phase four limitations
- Building websites and meatworks will run at minimized capacity, while other retail, manufacturing and administration services will be closed for six weeks
Mr Andrews announced the new limitations after Victoria tape-recorded 429 new coronavirus cases and 13 more deaths overnight, equalling its deadliest day considering that the pandemic began.
Under the new restrictions, hair stylists, call centres and many retail businesses will be required to close.
Shops that can stay open under stage 4 consist of grocery stores, supermarket, liquor stores, gas stations, pharmacies, convenience stores, newsagents, post offices and outlets selling disability and maternity materials.
But hardware, structure and garden shops will be open to tradespeople just, with the general public minimal to contactless ‘click and gather’ pick-up only.
Mr Andrews said there were strategies to present a permit system to make it much easier for important workers to discuss why they were out during the night, after curfews were introduced across Melbourne from 8: 00 pm to 5: 00 am every night.
” People will have a paper that says ‘this is where I work, this is wh