COVID-19
  • COVID-19

Arrivals from Brisbane will need to follow isolation rules, says Acting Premier

NSW will not close its border to Queensland following the state government’s announcement that Greater Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown from 6pm on Friday, January 8. But, arrivals from the Brisbane area are expected to abide by isolation rules. Addressing media during a NSW COVID-19 update, Acting Premier John Barilaro said the government will be applying the same level of restrictions to those who are coming or those who are in NSW who have come from the Greater Brisbane area. “At no point during this pandemic have we ever had a knee-jerk reaction or treated the border like a […]

Jan 8, 2021

  • COVID-19

Brisbane to enter three-day lockdown

Greater Brisbane will enter a three-day lockdown as of 6pm on Friday, January 8, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced. The lockdown comes after a Queensland hotel quarantine cleaner tested positive to a UK strain of COVID-19. Ms Palaszczuk said the lockdown was about keeping Queenslanders safe. “We know that this UK strain is highly infectious,” she said. “We are going to go hard and we are going to go early to do everything we can to stop the spread of this virus.” People in the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan will be required […]

Jan 8, 2021

  • Coronavirus

NSW Health notified of venues visited by a confirmed case of COVID-19 in western NSW

NSW Health has been notified of venues visited by a confirmed case of COVID-19 in western NSW. The case is a man from western Sydney who was infected at the Berala BWS on Christmas Eve before travelling to Broken Hill, Orange and Nyngan while unknowingly infectious. He was identified as a close contact and asked by NSW Health to be tested. This case will be reported in tomorrow’s figures. Anyone who attended the following venues is a close contact who must get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result: – Broken Hill: Gourmet Cribtin, 305 Argent […]

Jan 5, 2021

  • COVID-19 update

Major easing of restrictions set for December 7

The NSW government will remove venue caps and the two square metre rule will be expanded as the state continues to record zero cases of community transmission in the Coronavirus pandemic. Premier Gladys Berejikilian announced on Wednesday that a major rolling back of restrictions would take place from Monday, December 7. Ms Berejiklian said the timing is right to ease restrictions and replace the 4sqm rule with the 2sqm rule, except at gyms and nightclubs. “We are grateful to the people in NSW for their patience and understanding over what has been an incredibly difficult year,” Ms Berejiklian said. “The […]

Dec 2, 2020

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