Australia’s most populated city has gone into lockdown
Sydney has entered another COVID-19 lockdown as more cases emerge linked to the known Bondi cluster.
22 new cases have been recorded today, with the total number of cases linked now at 65.
Three cases are causing great concern to health authorities.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a week-long lockdown for the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, and City of Sydney.
Anyone who lives in these areas will only be able to leave their home for essential reasons.
“The Scariest Period”
The Premier admitted this was ‘the scariest period’ for citizens and the state since the pandemic first began in March 2020.
⚠️PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT⚠️
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) June 24, 2021
MORE VENUES OF CONCERN IN SYDNEY’S INNER WEST, EASTERN, NORTH SHORE, WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN SUBURBS pic.twitter.com/Z4oqBhE3uy
Guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus between overseas arrivals and airport drivers will now be upgraded to “clear orders”.
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard says it is “hard to make laws against stupidity”
The Sydney outbreak began because an unvaccinated limousine driver caught the Delta variant from air crew.
The health minister noted that all drivers were able to get a vaccine at a vaccination hub at the airport.
