New Sydney areas locked out as virus spreads

BREAKING: Residents in these areas will be prohibited from leaving their suburbs unless they are health or emergency workers, or are otherwise deemed ‘essential’.

Residents of Cumberland Shire and Blacktown will be prohibited from leaving their suburbs unless they are health or emergency workers, or are otherwise deemed “essential”.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the tougher rules on Thursday morning after a crisis cabinet meeting. The Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield local government areas also remain in a strict lockdown.

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