Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned NSW will act “within hours” if tougher restrictions are needed, with the state recording 97 new virus cases.
, Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned residents in Greater Sydney she could act “within hours” if tougher restrictions are needed.
The Premier added that any further restrictions need to “really, really have the desired effect of getting down those numbers, especially number of people presenting with the virus still in the community”. “What we do mean by this is we mean closing retail that is not essential. That should not be up to common sense, not up to people doing the right thing but an edict from government to close non-essential retail,” he added.
“Take decisive action to address this crisis in Sydney and to give Sydney the best chance of getting out of this within weeks rather than months.”In a statement earlier today, Dr Khorshid said that the latest numbers from NSW “show while the virus is not escalating out of control, current restrictions are not strong enough to bring overall infection numbers down any time soon”.
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