Crippled businesses and stood-down staff will get extra payments to get them through the additional four weeks of Sydney lockdown announced by the New South Wales government on Wednesday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the lockdown had been extended to August 28, with authorities making no headway in reducing case numbers as the Delta strain of Covid-19 stubbornly circulates around south-west and western Sydney.
A further 177 cases of the virus were recorded on Wednesday, of which 46 were out in the community while infectious.
Health officials found 90 infections in south-west Sydney and 46 cases in the city s west in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 update: Gladys Berejiklian confirms NSW lockdown has been extended
The NSW lockdown will be extended, as the outbreak continues to grow across Greater Sydney with 97 cases of community transmission.
David WuDigital Reporter
July 14, 2021 - 11:30AM
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed at her daily press conference on Wednesday the lockdown has been extended - again.
Ms Berejiklian said people in Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour will remain in their homes for another two weeks due to health advice she has received. It always hurts to say this but we need to extend the lockdown at least a further two weeks from Friday 16 July to Friday 30 July, she said.
Isobella Evans is a journalist with NBN News in Tamworth, NSW.
After writing her first story at age twelve about an adventurous beach ball, she quickly discovered her love for writing. Since then, she has graduated from a Bachelor in Communication at the University of Newcastle and worked as a journalist for the Sydney Royal Easter Show and as a columnist for a Central Coast publication.
NBN News is Isobella s first full-time television role, and she is loving every minute of it.
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