Initially scheduled to last six weeks, restrictions were tightened further on 2 August after cases continued to grow, including a ban on travel further than a five kilometre radius from place of residence, a nighttime curfew of 8pm to 5am, a one-hour limit on outdoor exercise, a one-person per day limit on shopping for essentials, and public gatherings limited to a maximum of two people. Face coverings were made mandatory as of 23 July 2020, with a fine of $200 AUD for non-compliance to those above 12 years of age, although formal exemptions could be acquired. Schools and childcare facilities were also ordered to close. Restaurant and bar establishments were permitted to open in take-away and delivery capacities only. Initial measures included the closure of all non-essential services, including retail entertainment venues and gyms. The state of Victoria, particularly its capital city of Melbourne, the country's second most populous city with five million residents, entered an extended lockdown on 7 July 2020 in response to a rapidly growing community outbreak. The country entered a general nationwide lockdown on 23 March 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic, which was lifted on 15 May. Australia Ī barrier on the state border of Queensland and New South Wales preventing interstate travel in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.Ī number of Australian states, territories, and cities have implemented lockdowns in response to the pandemic. Because banks were excluded in the list of businesses that were considered essential in Fernandez's lockdown decree, they remained closed until the Central Bank announced banks would open during a weekend starting on 3 April 2020. įernández announced a one-time emergency payment of 10,000 pesos (US$154) to lower-income individuals whose income was affected by the lockdown, including retirees. The University of Buenos Aires also made a survey, in which most people agreed to the measures taken by the president. Image of Fernández increased during the first weeks of the lockdown according to some surveys, but later suffered a slightly decrease in April 2020 due to the prolongation of the lockdown. The announcement of the lockdown was generally well received, although there were concerns with its economic impact in the already delicate state of Argentina's economy, with analysts predicting at least 3% GDP decrease in 2020. On 29 March 2020, Fernández announced that the mandatory lockdown would be extended until 12 April 2020. Guidelines to relieve the situation for non-formal sector.Creation of a government department that works on the pandemic and economic issues, and.Exception of the lockdown to state, health, food production, drugs production and oil industry workers and security forces,.Penalties to those that cannot justify their transit on the streets according to the Penal Code,.Transit control on the streets by Naval Prefecture, National Gendarmerie and Federal Police,.Allowance of purchases of foods, medicines and first need products,.
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