{"id":5072,"date":"2020-12-31T12:16:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2020-12-31T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:39:11","slug":"victorian-government-mandates-wearing-masks-indoors-as-state-records-three-news-covid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/victorian-government-mandates-wearing-masks-indoors-as-state-records-three-news-covid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian government mandates wearing masks indoors as state records three news COVID cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCO0akufu9MOzyz3nvGIXAAw\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News Australia<\/a> &#8211; Dec 31, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victorian government mandates wearing masks indoors as state records three news COVID cases\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fxWfT7KF9ac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says it will be mandatory to wear masks indoors at all locations except a person&#8217;s home from 5pm tonight as the state records three new COVID cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Allan said the three cases identified on Wednesday were discovered to have a direct or indirect link to the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Black Rock at an event that occurred on the 21st December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She urged anyone who attended Smile Buffalo Thai in Black Rock on December 21 to get tested as early as possible and to quarantine until receiving negative results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the recent cases, Ms Allan announced the number of people allowed to gather in private homes would be reduced from 30 to 15 people from 5pm today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She acknowledged the changes will impact Victorian&#8217;s New Year Eve plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We do apologise to people who have put plans in place, who were looking forward to having events in their home, or in other people\u2019s homes, but this is a necessary step,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If you are planning to leave your home at the moment, we ask people to carry their masks with them, we are now asking them to wear a mask if they are indoors in any location which is not their private home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCO0akufu9MOzyz3nvGIXAAw\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News Australia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky News Australia &#8211; Dec 31, 2020 Acting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says it will be mandatory to wear masks indoors at all locations except a person&#8217;s home from 5pm tonight as the state records three new COVID cases. 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