Police will launch a health order enforcement blitz following a decision for NSW to enter a statewide seven-day lockdown in the wake of its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic to date.
NSW has reported 345 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and at least 91 of those people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period.
A day-long ACT Policing operation focusing on COVID-19 compliance saw seven people attempting to enter the ACT in contravention of Public Health Directions turned back at the NSW border.
More than 80 per cent of the NSW population is in lockdown as the state struggles to curb the spread of the Delta COVID-19 strain beyond Greater Sydney and into the regions.
NSW won't take interstate border closures into account when deciding whether to ease Greater Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown settings at the end of August, the premier says.
The NSW Hunter and Upper Hunter region will enter a snap seven-day lockdown after a beach party near Newcastle, which authorities believe may be linked to a COVID-19 outbreak.
