A two week lockdown for Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong and the Central Coast

A two week lockdown has started for all of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong, (from 6pm Saturday, June 26 until midnight Friday, July 9). Stay-at-home orders have been extended after a crisis meeting of the New South Wales cabinet. The Delta variant has been spreading rapidly with 29 new cases, including 17 that were announced on Friday, June 25.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant announce a two week lockdown. Source: AAP