From tomorrow, three beaches in the Randwick Council area will re-open for exercise on the sand and in the water, which some have lauded as a win for wellbeing but others have criticised as premature.
A council in Sydney's east has announced it will re-open its beaches for exercise from tomorrow despite NSW Health singling out the area as a coronavirus hotspot.The beaches come under the Randwick council area, which has the 10th-highest rate of COVID-19 in NSWThe barriers will come down at Coogee, Maroubra and Clovelly beaches on Monday after they were closed about a month ago to stop people from congregating.
However, some feel the decision is bewildering as Randwick has the 10th-highest rate of COVID-19 in NSW. Randwick has a particularly high number of cases with an unknown source of infection, just behind Waverley and Sydney .Sitting on the sand or rocksNevertheless, Randwick Mayor Danny Said was confident people had got the message now and would practice social distancing while walking, running, swimming or surfing at the beaches.
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