Sydney workplaces back under COVID restrictions
Masks now compulsory at offices and indoor venues.
Sydney’s CBD has suffered another COVID-19-induced setback with the NSW government announcing a raft of new restrictions following the latest outbreak of the virus.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said a major lockdown was not needed at this time saying authorities were confident the current restrictions match the risk-level posed by the outbreak, but said tougher rules could be considered if there was an increase in unlinked cases.
“If we suddenly have a number of unlinked cases and if we suddenly have them outside the geographic region they are concentrated in that will obviously adjust the health advice and we will respond to that,” she said.
From 4pm today the following restrictions will apply for Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Shellharbour:
- No more than five visitors to any household, including children.
- All customers must be seated at hospitality venues.
- Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including workplaces, and at organised outdoor events.
- No singing or dancing at venues, except weddings which can have 20 people on the dance floor at one time.
- The one person per four square metre rule will be reinstated.
- Outdoor seated events will be limited to 50 per cent seated capacity.
- Dance and gym classes will be capped at 20, with masks required.
- Previous public transport capacity limits, represented by green dots, will be reintroduced.
Anyone who lives or works in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside, and Woollahra LGAs cannot travel outside metropolitan Sydney for non-essential travel.
Date Published:
23 June 2021