In news that has sent me spiralling because I’ve realised I actually don’t think I have ten friends, Scott Morrison may soon announce that gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed.
Tomorrow, The National Cabinet is set to meet to discuss relaxing the social distancing laws that Australia has been operating under for the past few weeks, as 7 News reports.
If you’re one of the lucky ones that weren’t born socially stunted, start organising the fiesta to end all fiestas with your nine friends. It’s the perfect opportunity to flex your iso skills, whether it be bread baking, sauerkraut fermenting, grazing platter assembling or cocktail shaking.
New South Wales residents that have fallen in love with solitude will not have to relinquish their FOMO free existences just yet. Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed that the state has no plans to ease restrictions this week, but plan to slowly relax them over May and June. So please, enjoy the last few weeks of being able to binge-watch Veronica Mars without feeling like you went somewhere wrong in your life because your Instagram stories are littered with people boomerang-clinking espresso martinis.
“As we proceed through May and through June, there will be an easing of restrictions and that’s something all of us can look forward to. I suspect by the end of June, life will feel much more normal than it does now.”
The Premier said that she wants to gradually relax restrictions, so causes of any outbreaks are easy to identify.
Nine new cases of coronavirus were identified in New South Wales yesterday — the source of five of those cases are currently under investigation by NSW Health Authorities, as their source is a mystery
“Five are currently under investigation as to the source of the infection,” NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant shared.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in NSW is 3,042.
