Over 250 fines have been issued for straying beyond local government areas after more than 70,000 vehicle checks as part of a massive police operation to thwart lockdown protesters entering central Sydney.Â
Sydney's lockdown will stretch until the end of August as NSW recorded another 177 locally acquired COVID-19 infections and authorities tweak restrictions for schools, construction and singles.
The NSW crisis cabinet will meet to map out a strategy to deal with the evolving COVID-19 crisis after a week that saw daily infections soar and an illegal violent street protest in Sydney with thousands of unmasked people defying lockdown restrictions.
The NSW treasurer has called for the reintroduction of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme amid Greater Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak as Labor demands a summit to discuss the health crisis.
NSW has reported 163 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and at least 45 of those people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period, the state's health minister says.
NSW has recorded its highest number of daily COVID cases since the latest outbreak began last month, with the health minister warning most infections are being diagnosed in people under 35.
