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The leaders of two local government areas in south-west Sydney have criticised the NSW government’s handling of the virus outbreak, following a raft of new measures to limit movement in the region.
The state recorded 111 new cases on Saturday, prompting sweeping new restrictions, with residents of Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield now banned from leaving their council areas unless they are health or emergency services workers.
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It is the latest set of measures targeted at the multicultural region, following a police crackdown and mandatory COVID-19 testing of essential workers every three days.
Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour accused the state government of making policy on the run in its handling of the outbreak.
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