Extended Sydney lockdown and hotspot curfews: NSW's latest COVID-19 measures explained

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The Greater Sydney lockdown has been extended and a raft of other measures have been announced for NSW in a bid to flatten the curve. Here's what you need to know 👇

As the number of COVID-19 cases in New South Wales shows no sign of decreasing, the Greater Sydney lockdown has been extended and a raft of other measures have been announced in a bid to flatten the curve.

From midnight Monday 23 August, curfews will be introduced from 9pm to 5am in the NSW hotspot local government areas. "I do not want us to have to look back and say we did not try, we did not put everything into it," Ms Berejiklian said.Also from Monday, residents from the hotspot LGAs will only be allowed to exercise outdoors for one hour per day.

 

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can someone ask the idiot premier GladysB why i can't leave my 'LGA of concern' to travel 10 minutes to work and I am fully vaccinated! How about some freedom for me to go to work ffs.

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