Category: Gladys Berejiklian

Sydney Outdoor Pools to Open as Restrictions Are Equalised

Public outdoor swimming pools will be allowed to open across New South Wales from Oct. 27, including those in areas of concern, as the Australian summer approaches. The decision comes after the leaders of Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern pleaded with Premier Gladys Berejiklian for restrictions to be eased. “All public pools will…


Australian State Begins Home Quarantine Trial for International Arrivals

New South Wales (NSW) will begin trialling home quarantine for international arrivals at the end of this month as the state gets ready to open up after a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown. The pilot program will consist of 175 people, including 50 Qantas aircrew, who have received two doses of a TGA-accredited vaccine. They will be…


Australian State Won’t Restrict Unvaccinated Once 80 Percent Vaccine Threshold Met: Deputy Leader

New South Wales (NSW) Deputy Premier John Barilaro says unvaccinated individuals will only be locked out of businesses for a few weeks after the state reaches the 70 percent vaccination target. Last week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian unveiled the roadmap to freedom that says once the state reaches the 70 percent benchmark, businesses would be…


Greater Sydney To Get ‘Freedoms’ Once 70 Percent of State Vaccinated

The New South Wales  (NSW) government has announced that fully vaccinated residents of Sydney and its surroundings will start to get their freedoms back on the first Monday after the state reaches the 70 percent vaccination milestone—which is earmarked to be in October. NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the roadmap that would see the…


Living With Delta Involves Getting Annual Booster Shot: Australian Premier

As New South Wales (NSW) learns to live with COVID-19, health procedures will eventually become available through normalised processes such as a yearly booster shot, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said. “Living with Delta means social distancing, QR codes, vaccine passports, it also means once a year getting a booster or a jab to vaccinate,” Berejiklian told…


Staged Return to Classrooms Expected for NSW Students in Term 4

School students and parents across New South Wales will know more details about the return to school date by the end of this week, which may involve a staggered return strategy. Health and education officials met today to discuss the strategy to allow different year groups, starting from Kindergarten to Year 2 and Year 11…


‘This Cannot Go on Forever’: Australian Leaders at Loggerheads Over Easing Restrictions

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a public plea to break the cycle of lockdowns and has called on state leaders to abide by a National Cabinet agreement to ease restrictions once certain vaccination thresholds are met. “That is our goal—to live with this virus, not to live in fear of it,” he told reporters…


Lockdown Extended, Curfews Imposed on Greater Sydney

In a bid to control the ongoing outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19, authorities have extended the Greater Sydney lockdown until the end of September and implemented tighter restrictions on local government areas (LGA) of concern. New South Wales (NSW)—Australia’s most populous state—recorded 642 new infections and four deaths on Thursday. Greater Sydney was…


COVID-19 Outbreak at Newcastle Aged Care Centre Affects the Fully Vaccinated Elderly

Eleven residents at a Newcastle aged care facility in the New South Wales (NSW) Hunter region tested positive for the CCP virus on Wednesday. Ten of the COVID-positive residents at the RFBI Hawkins Masonic Retirement Village Aged care facility were reportedly fully vaccinated but were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Meanwhile, under 40…


Fully Vaccinated Sydney Man in His 90s Dies From COVID

A Sydney man in his 90s has died from COVID-19 at the Royal North Shore Hospital on Aug. 11 after receiving two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. He was originally diagnosed with COVID on July 31 and was a resident at Wyoming Aged Care in Summer Hill before being transferred to the hospital. Another gentleman…