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COVID-19 pandemic in Tasmania

The COVID-19 pandemic in Tasmania is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

COVID-19 pandemic in Tasmania

COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2

Tasmania, Australia

Wuhan, Hubei, China

56,826

6,450

14

4

49,722

26 (as of 12 Mar. 2022)

0.09%

Timeline[edit]

2020[edit]

Scotch Oakburn College in Tasmania closed as a preemptive decision in fear of rising SARS-CoV-2 cases. It was to be closed from 16 March until at least 30 March.[1]


On 17 March, Tasmania declared a public health emergency.[2]


On 19 March, all "non-essential" travellers to Tasmania, including returning residents, were subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine.[3]

On 11 March 2020, the head of the (MONA), David Walsh, cancelled the 2020 Dark Mofo winter arts festival.[19] He announced on 16 March that the museum itself would be closed indefinitely.[20]

Museum of Old and New Art

On 18 March 2020 , set for 7 May, was cancelled.[21] It was replaced by an online event that ran from 7–28 May.[22] Agfest 2021 included both physical events over 4 days (5–8 May), and the online component (8–15 May).[23][24]

Agfest

On 12 May 2020, the 2021 was cancelled.[25] The 2022 Festival was also cancelled, on 21 December 2021, after the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Australia.[26]

Cygnet Folk Festival

The that were due to take place on 30 May were deferred to 1 August 2020.[27]

2020 Legislative Council elections

The 2021 was cancelled.[28]

Australian Wooden Boat Festival

The 2020–21 food and wine festival, usually held from 28 December to 3 January, was cancelled.[29]

Taste of Tasmania

arts festival, the first in 3 years, was cancelled in October 2021 after a quarantine hotel breach put southern Tasmania into a snap lockdown.[10]

The Unconformity

Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

COVID-19 pandemic