Federal and state governments have moved to further restrict public gatherings of people from 10 to two.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a raft of new changes following a national cabinet meeting on Sunday, and said the two-person limit was for “public spaces and other areas of gathering”.
The limit will not apply to households, education or employment, while skate parks and public playgrounds will also be closed.
Asked how it would apply to a family, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said parents and children could go for a walk together even if there were more than two.
And he said it was important to allow a maximum of two people for safety reasons.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
* No public gatherings over more than two people except family households
* Only leave the house if to buy food, attend medical appointments, exercise
* Outdoor gyms, parks, playgrounds, skate parks will be closed from midday tomorrow
* Work from home, keep kids away from school unless emergency workers
* People aged over 70 told to stay at home unless to attend medical appointments, buy essential supplies
* Those aged over 60 with medical concerns, indigenous people over 50 advised to stay home
‘STAY AT HOME’
“That provides, importantly, for those who may be getting daily exercise, particularly for women, that they wouldn’t be required to walk on their own and they be able to be walk with another person.
“In addition, in public area, public playgrounds, outside gyms and skate parks will be closed as from tomorrow and boot camps will be reduced to two, which doesn’t really make it a boot camp, that makes it a private session with your trainer for those who are accessing those
services.”
He said all Australians should remain at home except for a number of reasons. These included shopping for food and other essential items, medical care, compassionate needs, exercise and work or education if remote working or learning is not available.
As well, people aged over 60 with chronic illness and indigenous people over the age of 50 should self-isolate as much as possible.
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