Frankston Arts Centre set to close. Council may declare ‘pandemic’. Virus concerns hold up basketball. Local event called off.
Arts Centre to close for a month
THE show will not go on at the Frankston Arts Centre.
The centre will close for nearly a month, from 16 March to 13 April, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Frankston may declare ‘pandemic’
THE state of emergency declared in response to the growing threat of COVID-19 may trigger Frankston’s pandemic plan.
Virus concerns hold up basketball
THE Frankston and District Basketball Association has closed indefinitely as a “precaution against COVID-19”.
Local events called off
THE Block Party event to kick off the Big Picture Fest has been cancelled.
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Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update:
- Twenty-three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed yesterday – bringing the total number of cases in Victoria to 94.
- The new cases include 11 men and 12 women, with people aged from early twenties to mid-sixties.
- Sixty-three of Victoria’s confirmed cases were acquired overseas or through close contact with known, confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 29 cases are still being investigated.
- At the present time, there are two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission.
- Currently seven people are recovering in hospital. More than 14,200 Victorians have been tested to date.
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If you have any information regarding COVID-19 in Frankston or on the Mornington Peninsula including event cancellations, facility closures etc, please email us on: covid-19@mpnews.com.au
