Weddings and funerals impacted as PM announces latest COVID-19 measures

Funerals are capped at 10 people and weddings are capped at five people in the national cabinet’s latest measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

In less drastic new measures than many anticipated, PM Scott Morrison detailed changes that include:

• Weddings can only continue with the married couple, celebrant and witnesses only
• No more than 10 attendees at funerals
• Beauty, tanning and nail salons closed
• Hairdressers and barbers remain open
• Schools remain open (although Victoria has already brought forward its school holidays)
• “Going out for an exercise with perhaps your partner or a small group, that’s fine”
• “Visits to your premises … should be kept to a minimum and with a very small number of guests”
• Shopping centres remain open, but food courts can serve takeaway only
• Auctions and open homes no longer permitted

Click PLAY to hear 3AW Nights host Denis Walter cross to the press conference and summarise

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