NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS IN NSW FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 23
- Masks mandatory indoors and outdoors
- Parents strongly encouraged to keep children out of childcare
- Stay-at-home restrictions in Greater Sydney extended to September 30 (regional NSW settings to remain until August 28)
- All healthcare workers across NSW must get at least their first COVID-19 vaccination by September 30
RESTRICTIONS IN SYDNEY'S 12 COUNCIL AREAS OF CONCERN
- Curfews from 9pm to 5am
- Exercise limited to one hour per day
- Garden centres, plant nurseries and stores selling office supplies, hardware and building supplies, landscaping supplies, rural supplies and pet supplies must close except for click and collect
- All education activities, bar HSC exams, will move online
- Childcare workers and disability support workers who live or work in the 12 council areas must get their first jab by August 30
- Authorised workers who work outside their council area can only work if rapid antigen testing is implemented at their worksite or they've had their first vaccination by August 30
- Authorised workers from the 12 council areas are required from August 28 to carry a Service NSW permit declaring they are an authorised worker and cannot work from home
- Anyone entering one of the 12 council areas of concern for work must carry a worker permit issued by Service NSW
