Victorian schools are set to close on Tuesday, with the state bringing forward the Easter holiday break. NSW is expected to follow suit.
He said the strict closures follow a weekend in which Australians gathered at the beach and licenced venues, flaunting social distancing recommendations. “When we all do not do the right thing, then it has real implications for others,” he said. “We now need to take action because we cannot have the confidence as a group of leaders that the social distancing guidelines and rules that we have put in place won’t be followed to the level of compliance that we require to flatten the curve and slow the spread and save lives.”