regional new south wales, at her press conference yesterday, the premier announced tightening of restrictions in greater sydney means the ten kilometre radius has reduced to five kilometres so people are only allowed within five kilometres of their home to shop or exercise. they have also increased the points, $5,000 for bridging self isolation or lying to a contact tracer. 3000 australian dollars for breaching the two person outdoor exercise limitation areas, also increased police presence to ensure these measures are met. some hours after the press conference the premier said she had received some health advice about regional new south wales and she then decided on twitter to announce the week long lockdown for regional new south wales as well, meaning the entire state is now under a orders and we are seeing hospitality venues, pubs, restaurants closed as well in those regions.- well in those regions. many eole well in those regions. many people throughout - well in those regions. m
with the premier warning of difficult months ahead. more than a0 people have died in this current outbreak with tighter restrictions coming into play including increased fines for covid breaches. the state wide lockdown will be in place for at least a week and is an extension of stay at home measures in greater sydney. our news reporter, tanya dendrinos talked me through the new measures. greater sydney has been in lockdown for a number of weeks, unfortunately, the issue has not been enough to mitigate the spread, the delta variant running rampant across sydney and now, as we ve seen, cases beginning to increase across regional new south wales. at her press conference yesterday, the premier announced tightening of restrictions in greater sydney means the ten kilometre radius has reduced to five kilometres so people are only allowed within five kilometres of their home to shop or exercise. they have also increased the fines, $5,000 for breaching self isolation or lying to a contact trac