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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sarah Lansdown

How it happened: news and updates on COVID-19 on Friday, April 17

Current social distancing restrictions will remain in place for at least another four weeks, but could begin to be eased after that.

It comes as new cases continue to drop across the country - there has been just one new case in the ACT in the past six days.

The ACT government will push ahead with plans to deliver online classes to public school students in term two, but has hinted that more campuses could be reopened if coronavirus restrictions are eased.

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