New Sydney areas locked out as Covid-19 spreads west - NEWS.com.au

Residents in these areas will be prohibited from leaving their suburbs unless they are health or emergency workers, or are otherwise deemed ‘essential’.

Residents of Cumberland Shire and Blacktown will be prohibited from leaving their suburbs unless they are health or emergency workers, or are otherwise deemed “essential”.

The Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield local government areas also remain in a strict lockdown.

The Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, particularly in the western and southwestern suburbs is now considered a national emergency, Ms Berejiklian said!

She said government officials would be contacting community leaders in the affected areas to help residents understand the new rules.

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said she wanted to see the vaccination effort “refocused” on the affected LGAs, which she said were home to a younger than average population and had many residents working in essential services