A stay-at-home order for all of NSW is expected to be announced by the state government following worsening COVID numbers overnight.
At a pandemic update on Saturday morning, the NSW government said 466 cases and four deaths had been reported from the previous day.
In a social media post, Upper House member Sam Farraway said a lockdown would be in place from 5pm on Saturday for a week. Similar posts have been shared by other state parliamentarians.
The reasons people may leave their home include:
- Shopping for food or other essential goods and services;
- Medical care or compassionate needs (people can leave home to have a COVID-19 vaccination unless you have been identified as a close contact);
- Exercise outdoors in groups of 2 or fewer (unless members of the same household);
- Work, where you cannot work from home.
Schooling will be done from home. Masks must be worn indoors (not including the home) and in outdoor settings where you cannot socially distance from others (e.g. while queuing for takeaway).
More details to come …
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