New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has urged ACT residents not to travel outside the territory after a snap seven-day lockdown was announced.
To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, new restrictions will be introduced for the local government areas of Bogan, Bourke,.
Covid restrictions extended for greater Sydney, with 11 LGAs now in hard lockdown, including stricter mask rules and a 5km radius travel limit. The ACT will go into a seven-day lockdown from 5pm Thursday.
Sydney s Covid crisis is now the problem of 80 per cent of New South Wales, with about 6.6 million people living under harsh lockdown as police given new power to crack down on the Harbour City.