The NSW Government from 12am Friday 7th August stopped non-border town travellers from Victoria from entering NSW by road.  Anyone crossing the southern border will be placed into hotel quarantine for 14 days and be required to cover the $3,000 expense for it.

At a media conference NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said:
"Sydney Airport will now be the one [entry] point because that would allow us to control the risk assessment process for all returning travellers."

NSW Health has also warned permits for travel into NSW are granted "in very limited circumstances and according to strict criteria".   The state's chief medical officer Kerry Chant said these permits would be a "very, very small category" for exemptions.

It will consider permits where a family member is terminally ill and close to the end of their life, and for those who are caring for a family member "in significant need", where no one else can assist.

The permit application system on the Services NSW website has listed seven "critical services" which travellers can apply for:

  • COVID-19 environmental cleaning on a commercial basis that is not available locally
  • Commonwealth defence and security services
  • Maintenance and repair of critical infrastructure
  • Medical, hospital, dental or veterinary care
  • Agriculture, construction, energy, mining or manufacturing
  • Movement of freight on a commercial basis
  • Movement of persons on a commercial basis

Queensland extends the closure from NSW hot spots to the whole of NSW from Saturday, August at1am.

In the meantime, the nation's concern is focused at Victoria.  At a media briefing this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews advised that there were 450 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths.  Of the 450 cases, 139 are healthcare workers.  He expressed disappointment that of the 1150 door knocks, 150 individuals were not home.

 

For more information on NSW COVID-19 restrictions, check out:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

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