The new restrictions announced by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Saturday aimed to completely shut down the southwest Sydney epicenter of the outbreak. Residents cannot even leave for work unless they work in heathcare and emergency services until July 30 at the earliest. Construction, large or small, will shut and homes and businesses cannot use paid cleaners or have home repairs done unless urgent. From 12.01am on Monday, all construction to be paused and non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services, and repair work on homes to be paused. Another death was also announced on Saturday, a man in his 80s from south-west Sydney.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 03:00 UTC