Dear Students,

Due to the ongoing level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria, the current lockdown across Melbourne will be extended and a curfew will be put in place across metropolitan Melbourne.

Unfortunately, based on the current trajectory of the outbreak, we will not be in a position to lift restrictions on Thursday as planned. Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has declared that from tonight the lockdown restrictions will be strengthened and extended in metropolitan Melbourne, until 11.59 pm on Thursday, 2 September. This is an additional 14 days on the previous directions.

Students are included

The strengthened settings will see a curfew imposed from 9 pm to 5 am every night. This will operate as it did last year, with very limited reasons to leave the home during this time. There will be increased police presence across metropolitan Melbourne to ensure public health measures are enforced. While the restrictions commence from 11.59 pm tonight, we are asking people to respect the curfew from 9 pm.

Permits will be required to leave the house for authorised work, consistent with the arrangements that were in place last year. Additional restrictions will also apply to the construction industry, again operating as it did last year with staffing reductions in place except for critical infrastructure and emergency repairs. At large scale construction sites, staffing must reduce to 25 per cent or five workers on site, whichever is higher. Authorised workers will be required to carry permits when working, and when travelling for work, from 11:59 pm on Tuesday, August 17. The permits need to be certified by an employer. Permits will be available on the coronavirus website before these directions come into effect. Permits will also need to be carried by higher education students who are on the Authorised Provider list.

IHNA will continue its operation remotely the same as before and if anyone you required to attend on-campus Simulation-Based Assessment(SBA) or attending clinical placement is required to contact your student support officers to obtain your permit. panen138

• Authorised workers list included health practitioners, including medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health students on placement, when undertaking critical training and examinations; or
• study for health care workers (including clinical placements)

Please find the attached media release from our premier to know more: Click Here Feel free to contact us if you have further question Regards IHNA Student Support.