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12.19am GMT
Berejiklian said they were concerned that people who had travelled to the northern beaches to attend one of the events since identified as a seeing event, could return home and spread the virus to new areas.
I know that so many of us in so many of you cancelled arrangements you had last night, cancelled arrangements that you had in the next few days and we deeply appreciate this. If we continue to work together and see things improved, obviously we will be able to reassess these settings moving forward.
I will confirm that the health experts and others will advise government on Wednesday morning as to these settings and what we do post the current designated lockdown period.
To be able to do that in that amount of time is demonstrating the capability we have here and the people in whom we have absolute trust and confidence. Again, I think everybody for your patience I think this is the last thing any of us wanted this time of the year but, as we know, we are in a pandemic and all of us must make changes. We are all in this together and I am confident we will get through this as long as we all stick together and stick to the advice provided.
12.14am GMT
New restrictions will apply across the greater Sydney region until midnight on Wednesday 23 December — so while the northern beaches lockdown is in place.
The greater Sydney region includes the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast.
Continue reading…Scotland announces travel ban with rest of UK, France death toll surpasses 60,000; Sweden introduces tough new measuresList of Sydney and regional coronavirus case locationsUK PM announces ‘tier 4’ curbs and curtails Christmas mixing in EnglandNew strain in south-east England prompts fears of third lockdown 12.19am GMTBerejiklian said they were concerned that people who had travelled to the northern beaches to attend one of the events since identified as a seeing event, could return home and spread the virus to new areas.I know that so many of us in so many of you cancelled arrangements you had last night, cancelled arrangements that you had in the next few days and we deeply appreciate this. If we continue to work together and see things improved, obviously we will be able to reassess these settings moving forward. I will confirm that the health experts and others will advise government on Wednesday morning as to these settings and what we do post the current designated lockdown period. To be able to do that in that amount of time is demonstrating the capability we have here and the people in whom we have absolute trust and confidence. Again, I think everybody for your patience I think this is the last thing any of us wanted this time of the year but, as we know, we are in a pandemic and all of us must make changes. We are all in this together and I am confident we will get through this as long as we all stick together and stick to the advice provided. 12.14am GMTNew restrictions will apply across the greater Sydney region until midnight on Wednesday 23 December — so while the northern beaches lockdown is in place.The greater Sydney region includes the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast. Continue reading…