Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a \u2018friends bubble\u2019 to allow home visits provided the adults in their homes are fully vaccinated, under an easing of restrictions for school holidays.
\nFrom 12 noon today, 21 September, people aged 18 years and under who live in stay-at-home areas and areas of concern across NSW will be able to create a bubble of three friends and visit each other\u2019s homes for play and activity, subject to the following conditions:<\/p>\n
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said our strong vaccination rate has allowed us to make this change to support the wellbeing of young people. Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a \u2018friends bubble\u2019 to allow home visits provided the adults in their homes are fully vaccinated, under an easing of restrictions for school holidays. From 12 noon today, 21 September, people aged 18 years and under who live in stay-at-home areas and … Continue reading “Friends bubble created for children to allow home visits in time for school holidays”<\/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-13075","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\/13075","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=13075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cParents and children have had a difficult few months, trying to balance both work, often from home, as well as home schooling,\u201d Ms Berejiklian said.
\n\u201cThis change will hopefully make a big difference for families during the school holidays and allow young children and teenagers to catch up and reconnect with their friends.\u201d
\nHealth Minister Brad Hazzard said at all times, the government has tried to strike a balance between the best possible health outcomes, whilst easing the pressures on families and individuals living in lockdown.
\n\u201cThese latest changes are aimed at giving children more opportunities to be together and balances COVID safety with their mental health and wellbeing,\u201d Mr Hazzard said.
\nMinister for Education and Early Childhood Sarah Mitchell said this change would also benefit older students, allowing them to create a study bubble ahead of the HSC.
\n\u201cYear 12 students have had a stressful few months, and with the HSC approaching, a study bubble is a great idea to help students maintain motivation, receive support from a classmate and continue their preparation for the upcoming exams,\u201d Ms Mitchell said.
\nIf you have not booked in for a COVID-19 vaccine please book in as soon as possible.
\nFor the latest information or to book a vaccination appointment visit\u00a0nsw.gov.au\/covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"