The Victorian Government has announced a seven-day lockdown starting at 11:59pm tonight (May 27 2021). The lockdown will be in place until 11:59pm on June 3 2021.
This means there will only be five reasons to leave your home:
1️⃣ shopping for the things you need (within a 5 km radius of home)
2️⃣ for care and caregiving
3️⃣ exercise (within a 5 km radius of home, limited to 2 hours)
4️⃣ work if it is essential and education
5️⃣ to be vaccinated.
Face masks will need to be worn indoors and outdoors whenever you leave home.
You won’t be able to have visitors to your home. And any public gatherings won’t be able to go ahead.
See the full list of restrictions here.
North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) remains an essential health service and will continue protecting the health of our clients and the broader community during the lockdown. This includes encouraging good hygiene practises and physical distancing strategies across all of our services to provide continued safe, and excellent care.
The NRCH COVID-19 Testing Clinic will continue to operate between 10am to 4pm, including over this weekend and the NRCH Vaccination Clinic will be operating as scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays.
If you have any questions about COVID-19 and finding support please call the National Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 020 080 or visit: nrch.com.au/coronavirus-covid-19/.
Stay safe and positive!
