{"id":12416,"date":"2021-08-07T23:42:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T23:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=12416"},"modified":"2021-08-07T23:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T23:42:28","slug":"police-urge-vigilance-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-regional-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/08\/07\/police-urge-vigilance-to-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-regional-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Police urge vigilance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Regional NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NSW Police Force is urging everyone in Regional NSW to maintain vigilance and compliance with Public Health Orders to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into their communities.
\nOfficers from Police Districts across NSW are conducting high-visibility operations to support the community in ensuring compliance with the Public Health Orders and responding to reports of breaches.
\nDeputy Commissioner Mick Willing, Regional NSW Field Operations, said policing operations will be bolstered as required to protect regional and remote communities.
\n\u201cThe communities of Regional NSW have been doing a great job to keep the virus out of their areas, and we need to keep up that good work; now is not the time for complacency,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Willing said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s more important than ever that we fully comply with the Public Health Orders \u2013 and report breaches, especially relating to visitors from any of the areas subject to stay-at-home orders.
\n\u201cIn recent days, NSW Health identified high levels of virus fragments were detected in sewerage in a number of major regional centres, including Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, and Mudgee.
\n\u201cThese alerts are of concern, as we know in Armidale, positive cases have since been confirmed.\u201d
\nWith stay-at-home orders currently in place for the Hunter Region and Armidale and Guyra areas, Deputy Commissioner Willing urged those communities to do their bit through compliance.
\n\u201cThe Public Health Orders have been introduced for the health and safety of everyone, and while there is a significant police presence, our officers would prefer to not issue fines,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Willing said.
\n\u201cThe message is pretty simple: if you don\u2019t need to leave the house, stay home!
\n\u201cIf you\u2019re heading out for an essential reason, please remember to put on a mask, maintain physical distance and check-in to all retail and business premises you visit.
\n\u201cRegional communities are renowned for rolling their sleeves up and getting a job done, and just as they did in the Central West, I have no doubt the Hunter and Armidale communities will do what they have to do to eliminate COVID-19 from their areas.\u201d
\nVarious restrictions remain in also place for across NSW, which are critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
\n\u201cRegional NSW is the lifeblood of the state, and we all just need to keep doing the right thing so we can keep everything moving,\u201d Deputy Commissioner Willing said.
\n\u201cFurther, the Delta variant poses a significant risk to our most vulnerable communities, and we cannot allow it to spread any further into the regions or our remote areas.
\n\u201cIt only takes one person doing the wrong thing to spread the virus \u2013 and it\u2019s encouraging for police to continue to have the community\u2019s support through the reporting of this type of selfish behaviour.
\n\u201cI implore all regional communities to do what they do best in difficult circumstances \u2013 band together and support each other.
\n\u201cThe key to stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives is working together.\u201d
\nMinister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott praised the vigilance and efforts of our communities in Regional NSW.
\n\u201cI thank our communities in Regional NSW for their cooperation during this time, and they should know that the police are working around the clock to support them and their loved ones\u201d
\n\u201cI urge everyone in Regional NSW to work with our police, in complying with the orders and to ensure we stop the spread of this virus in our regions.\u201d Mr Elliott said.
\nFor more information about COVID-19 rules and restrictions, visit https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au<\/a>
\nFollow your local Police District on Facebook for regular updates on policing operations and crime prevention information relevant to your community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NSW Police Force is urging everyone in Regional NSW to maintain vigilance and compliance with Public Health Orders to prevent COVID-19 from spreading into their communities. Officers from Police Districts across NSW are conducting high-visibility operations to support the community in ensuring compliance with the Public Health Orders and responding to reports of breaches. … Continue reading “Police urge vigilance to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Regional NSW”<\/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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12416","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=12416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}