In the Administrative District (ACT), which also includes the capital, a stay-at-home order was introduced in August, initially for only seven days, after the city’s first case of coronavirus was recorded for the first time since July. last year. Since then the bribery lock has been extended several times.
Starting Friday, in the first phase of the quarantine easing, up to five people can visit people who live in other homes, and outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people are allowed. Restaurants can accommodate up to 25 people or one person per square meter, and outdoor restaurants can accommodate fifty people at a time. Hairdressers and similar service units may operate with some restrictions, and retail units may accept pre-registered customers. Outdoor group sports activities are limited to 25 people, the same applies to swimming pools.
In the ACT region of 430,000 people, 76 percent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated, and 99 percent of those who receive the first dose of the vaccine can reach 99 percent during the day. On Friday, 35 new infections were recorded, a total of 1,394 died since the beginning of the epidemic, and eight have died so far.
Dominic Perrottet, Premier of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, announced on Friday that from 1 November foreigners arriving in Sydney will not have to go into a two-week hotel quarantine if they have been vaccinated and tested for Covid. before their trip. The bribery lock was lifted in Australia’s most populous city four days ago, after 106 days. In New South Wales, the number of people who received the first dose of the vaccine is expected to reach eighty per cent on Saturday. This percentage is higher than the national average.
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