Breaking: The ACT will enter a week-long lockdown from 5pm today after the territory recorded a local COVID-19 case. Follow our live coverage:
The nation’s capital will enter a seven day lockdown from 5pm today after the result of a positive COVID-19 case who has been infectious while in the community.
General retail will be closed, and hospitality venues will only be able to operate takeaway services. Authorities will ask any businesses that has to remain open to actively prevent any in-store browsing.Asked if the whole of Greater Sydney should be under the “authorised worker” rules implemented in soon-to-be 12 local government areas of concern, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the health advice currently did not recommend that.NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at today’s coronavirus update.
“We want to make sure we have enough points of access across all of NSW and in particular in and around those areas of concern,” she said.NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Mick Willing said the Commissioner was currently working with government officials and regional commanders across the state and would present a plan back to crisis cabinet on Friday afternoon.
“What we’re doing is opening up on Monday for bookings and those bookings will start in September or October,” Mr Marshall said. The other acquired his infection in the Wyoming Summer Hill aged care outbreak. He was receiving treatment at Royal North Shore Hospital after all patients were transferred to a variety of hospitals across the Sydney region. He was fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.
“Parents and carers are requested to please come and collect their students,” a NSW Education spokesperson said in a statement this morning.
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