Coronavirus (COVID-19) update – Victoria’s Last Step in the Roadmap for reopening

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced the further easing of restrictions in Victoria from 11.59pm on Sunday 22 November 2020. Here’s the latest:

• Face covering: mandatory indoors, unless an exemption applies. Include settings such as public transport, including when waiting at stations, ride shares, hospitals, care facilities and shopping.
• Face masks not required outdoors except where physical distancing cannot be maintained, such as farmers’ markets and other outdoor retail.
• Requirement to carry masks at all times.
• Some industries are required to wear face coverings as part of their COVIDSafe Plan.

Hospitality (seated service only):

Indoors:

• Venues less than 200sqm of floorspace subject to density quotient of 1 per 2sqm up to a total of 50 patrons. QR codes must be used for venues using the small indoor venue density quotient. No group limit.
• Venues 200sqm of floorspace or larger subject to density quotient of 1 per 4sqm up to 150 patrons. No group limit.

Outdoors:

• Up to 300 patrons per venue outdoors, subject to density quotient of 1 per 2sqm.
• Total venue capacity cannot exceed 300 people including both indoor and outdoor spaces.

Food courts:

• Indoor: Limited to the lesser of 50 per cent of a venue’s fixed seating capacity or a density quotient (1 per 8sqm).
• Outdoor: Limited to 50 patrons per area subject to a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm. Each such area must be separated by 10 meters from the next. No more than 10 areas per facility to a maximum of 500 people.

Shopping, retail and personal services:

• Hairdressing, beauty and personal care services: Masks can be removed for the person receiving the service of procedure if necessary, such as facial waxing, facials, beard trimmings and piercings around the mouth, nose and cheeks.

Exercise and recreation:

• Indoor physical recreation and community sport, contact or noncontact: Cap of 150 patrons with group limit of 20, subject to density quotient.

Outdoor physical recreation and community sport, contact or noncontact:

• Cap of 500 patrons, group size limited to 50 people
• Subject to density quotient of 1 per 4sqm

Indoor pools, including lessons:

• Cap of 150 patrons, subject to density quotient, no group size limit.
• Indoor and outdoor pools can open subject to the separate limits in each area.
• Saunas, steam rooms and non-chlorinated spas open.

Outdoor pools, including lessons:

• Cap of 300 patrons, subject to the density quotient, no group size limit.
• Indoor and outdoor pools can open at the same time, subject to the separate limits in each area.
•  Saunas, steam rooms and non-chlorinated spas open.

Entertainment and leisure:

Indoor entertainment – seated and non-seated:

• Including cinemas, small theatres, small galleries: maximum of 150 patrons per space, subject to the density quotient

Find out more here.