From midnight Sunday locked-down residents in Greater Sydney and the rest of NSW have been told they cannot travel further than 5km from their home. The tightened restrictions were announced as the city struggles to control an ever-growing outbreak of the contagious Indian delta strain of Covid-19. The website was established after Ireland brought in a similar radius rule last year and has now been tweaked for use anywhere. From midnight on Sunday the travel radius for residents has been reduced to 5km, with fines being bumped up to $5,000 for breaching quarantine, lying on a permit or contract tracing. $3,000 fines will be issued for breaching the two-person exercise limit or wrongfully entering regional NSW.

Source: The Nation August 14, 2021 06:00 UTC