The chief health officer of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has told residents not to talk to one another outside of the home amid a strict lockdown in Sydney. “Whilst it is human nature to engage in conversation with others, to be friendly, unfortunately, this is not the time to do that,”…
Lockdowns, Public Servant Pay Cuts Should Go Hand-in-Hand
Commentary “We need to restart our economy. We need to restart our society. We can’t keep Australia under the doona. We need to be able to move ahead.” These were the words of Prime Minister Scott Morrison on April 30 last year. Now, not only is Morrison encouraging premiers to keep their citizens under the…
Stricter Lockdown Measures in NSW Lockdown After 1 Death, 111 Cases
Stay-at-home orders in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are being tightened in three key suburbs of Sydney, retail is being restricted, and construction paused as the state records that a man in his 80s has died after contracting COVID-19, amid 111 new locally acquired cases. From midnight on Saturday, residents in the…
Not Enough Sydneysiders Social Distancing to Control Outbreak: Health Experts
July 16, 2021
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Not enough Sydneysiders are practicing social distancing, according to new modelling from the University of Sydney (USyd)—which claims that increased compliance with the restrictions will see a significant reduction of cases. A group of USyd professors released the findings on July 13, claiming that currently, only 40 percent of the Sydney population was observing social…
Sydney Lockdown Extended By Two More Weeks
New South Wakes has recorded 97 new local COVID-19 cases, prompting the government to extend a lockdown in Greater Sydney and its surrounds by at least two more weeks. The stay-at-home provisions, which were scheduled to end on Friday, will now remain in place until at least July 30. The state’s schools will also continue…
Sydney ‘Can’t Live Reasonably’ With Delta Strain: NSW Premier
New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said that Sydney and surrounds cannot “live reasonably” with the Delta strain of the CCP virus. This comes after NSW Health recorded 38 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Wednesday….
Sydney Lockdown Decision Looms Tomorrow
The five million people living in Sydney and its surrounding regions should learn on Wednesday if the New South Wales (NSW) state government will end its CCP virus lockdown measures after Friday. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will consult with health experts throughout Tuesday and early the following morning and said she hopes “to be able to…
NSW Records 30 New Local COVID-19 Cases
The most populous Australian state of NSW has recorded 30 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus as the Greater Sydney area and surrounding areas enter the first day of a 14-day lockdown. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed new local cases were recorded between 8 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday, taking the total number in…
Sydney Lockdown Expands to Entire City, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong
All of Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, and Wollongong will go into lockdown from 6 p.m. Saturday until July 9 amid an evolving CCP virus outbreak in the Australian state. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian called a second press conference on Saturday afternoon, just two hours after she had already fronted the media about the growing…
Sydney Lockdown May Expand to New Areas
New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian will hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Saturday to determine whether further measures will be imposed after another 12 CCP virus cases were recorded in Sydney and new exposure venues have emerged past the established local hotspot areas. Berejiklian foreshadowed an expansion of the seven-day lockdown to other areas…
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