Greater Sydney's lockdown is extended until the end of September and a curfew is introduced in several local government areas as NSW records 642 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths.
Greater Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown has been extended until the end of September and a raft of new restrictions — including a curfew — will be introduced after NSW recorded 642 new infections.A curfew will be introduced for people in Sydney's 12 local government areas of concern, which are already subjected to extra restrictions because they are virus hot spots.
It will also be mandatory for everyone to wear a mask while outside their home in NSW from midnight on Monday, unless they are exercising."The reason we are extending lockdown for another month and the reason we are imposing these additional measures in those local government areas of concern is because the vaccine takes at least two to three weeks of the first those who have effects," NSW Premier Gladys Berejkilian said.
NSW Police have also been granted additional powers to enforce the new curfew restrictions, including being able to designate a person to self-isolate for two weeks. "If someone enters an LGA of concern without excuse, not only will they be fined, they will be sent home and they will have to self isolate for 14 days."The four people who died were aged in their 70s and 80s, and some of them had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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