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New Year s Eve COVID-19 restrictions for the northern beaches and Greater Sydney explained
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DecDecember 2020 at 3:20am
Authorities have asked people to exercise caution so 2021 doesn t begin with an influx of cases.
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The long-awaited restrictions for New Year s Eve have been announced but no matter where you are in Sydney, you re being urged to stay at home and watch the fireworks on TV or celebrate with a small group outdoors.
Tight restrictions apply for all of Greater Sydney and the special celebrations for frontline workers around the harbour have been cancelled.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has apologised for being so strict but says we all want 2021 to be better than 2020 .
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Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore says the New Year s Eve fireworks should be cancelled if police and health authorities are not convinced the event can be held safely, as the city confronts a growing coronavirus outbreak.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has said New Year s Eve fireworks should be enjoyed at home or at a local venue.
Credit:Wolter Peeters
But the government said there were no plans to cancel this year s scaled-back event, which will feature a seven-minute fireworks show at midnight, as the northern beaches virus cluster rose to 83 cases on Monday.
Cr Moore said the council had been concerned it would be impossible to make New Year s Eve festivities safe, given the spectacle typically draws about one million people to the Sydney Harbour foreshore and surrounds.