People in the ACT from greater Melbourne face extended stay-home-orders

Greater Melbourne's lockdown has been extended following 20 new COVID-19 cases.

Meanwhile, from Wednesday at 4pm, people from the Cairns Regional Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council were no longer subject to stay-at-home orders.

ACT Health has also told anyone who was in the Dubbo Regional Council area from 11.59pm on August 1 to 11.59pm on August 5 to get a COVID-19 test and isolate until they receive a negative result.

NSW health authorities have sent Dubbo into a snap one-week lockdown after a woman and child tested positive to COVID-19.

Quarantine requirements are currently in place for anyone entering the ACT from several NSW regional council areas, including Dubbo, after 11.59pm on August 5.

Greater Melbourne

The stay-at-home order applies to travellers who have spent any time in greater Melbourne on or after August 5.

Those travellers will be required to stay-at-home until August 19, or 14 days after they left the region.

ACT Health said it would directly contact people to advise when they have been released from the stay-at-home requirement.

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Greater Melbourne's sixth lockdown has been extended by the Victorian government, following 20 new Covid cases in the state.

Non-ACT residents seeking to travel to the ACT who have been in greater Melbourne must not enter the ACT without an approved exemption.

Exemptions will only be granted for exceptional circumstances, and even if an exemption is approved, you will still be required to follow the stay-at-home requirements while you are in the ACT.

Lifting of stay-at-home requirement for Cairns and Yarrabah

The ACT government lifted the stay-at-home requirement for the Cairns Regional Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council at 4pm on Wednesday.

Any travellers who spent time in the areas within 14 days of entering the ACT were required to complete a declaration form 24 hours before arriving.

ACT Health said it would directly contact people who have been subject to the Cairns Regional Council or Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council stay-at-home requirements to advise them of the update.

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