Restrictions will be eased across the Greater Sydney region following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant.
\nThe following measures will be effective from 12.01am Friday, 29 January for the Greater Sydney region (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains):<\/p>\n
It is anticipated that all settings requiring the 4sqm rule will revert to the 1 person per 2sqm rule in two weeks\u2019 time if current trends continue, subject to expert health advice. Restrictions will be eased across the Greater Sydney region following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant. The following measures will be effective from 12.01am Friday, 29 January for the Greater Sydney region (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains): Visitors to households will be increased to 30 guests \u2013 including … Continue reading “COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS UPDATE 27 JANUARY 2021”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOnce the 1 person per 2sqm rule applies, it is anticipated fines will increase to reduce the risk of super spreading events.
\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian thanked the community for their patience and understanding over the past few weeks.
\n\u201cThe community has been outstanding in containing this outbreak. The sacrifice and efforts of everyone is why we can ease restrictions today,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cWe must remain vigilant \u2013 it is critical we are getting tested with the mildest of symptoms, follow the health advice and continue to be COVID-Safe right across the State.\u201d
\nDeputy Premier John Barilaro said these eased restrictions will provide some relief for venues, businesses and communities state-wide.
\n\u201cThese changes will provide more certainty to plan events such as weddings and functions, and will give businesses more clarity around restrictions while still remaining COVID-Safe\u201d Mr Barilaro said.
\nHealth Minister Brad Hazzard said even if you have tested negative before, it is critical you come forward again if you develop symptoms, no matter how mild.
\n\u201cAnyone experiencing any cold or flu-like symptoms, even if they are mild, must isolate immediately, get tested and continue to isolate until a negative result is received,\u201d Mr Hazzard.
\nDr Kerry Chant said high testing rates are critical to NSW Health\u2019s efforts to identify COVID-19 cases and prevent the virus from spreading.
\n\u201cThis is particularly important in areas where we\u2019ve had recent cases, particularly western and south-west Sydney,\u201d Dr Chant said.
\nFor the latest information and COVID-19 testing sites please visit:\u00a0www.nsw.gov.au\/covid-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"