The government of the Australian state of New South Wales has imposed new restrictions in the region but has stopped short of issuing a lockdown order.
State Premier Gladys Berejiklian—who tested negative on Thursday—Berejiklian resisted calls for imposing a hard lockdown in the state and said the current restrictions in place across Greater Sydney were adequate at this stage.
Authorities have restricted residents in seven council areas in Sydney from leaving the city, home gatherings are limited to five people and masks have been made mandatory in all indoor locations in Sydney. New South Wales has effectively been cut off from the rest of the country as neighboring states have either shut their borders or imposed major restrictions on travelers from the state.2.98%. That’s the total population of New South Wales that has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the. While more than 21% of the population has received at least one dose, the delta variant has shown to significantly blunt the effectiveness of a single dose.
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