NSW is warned to brace for its COVID outbreak to get worse today, as the Delta variant spreads despite Greater Sydney's lockdown.
Browsing in retail businesses has also been banned, and only one person from each household may go shopping once a day for essentials."These [new restrictions] are not enough to turn the rising numbers around," he said.
"They are not like the stage four restrictions in the gold standard state for these things, which is Victoria."Professor Bowtell said case numbers remained high because the initial lockdown was delayed by 10 days and there were two weeks of "lockdown lite".He believes the exponential growth in the number of close contacts, of which there are now more than 14,000, comes back to the fact a lot of retail is still operating.
The NSW government has not defined what is an essential business and the Premier has simply asked people to "stay home unless you absolutely have to". "But we know both anecdotally from mobility statistics and certainly what police are reporting that most retail outlets are now completely empty."Ms Berejiklian has repeatedly said that it is up to the people of NSW when the lockdown ends.
"We're not asking for much, given the situation we are in … people need to look inside themselves, to really dig deep into their own consciences," she said.There have also been several other illegal gatherings, including one in Randwick where a total of eight men were found inside a home, five of whom did not live there.NSW Police stepped up COVID compliance after a number of illegal gatherings and parties across NSW.
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