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Lauren Ferri is a general news reporter for NCA NewsWire, covering everything from breaking news and crime to politics, business and Covid-19. Prior to joining the Sydney bureau she cut her teeth at court reporting and local journalism in the Macarthur region.

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NSW Coronavirus News

Big vaccine change for over 18’s

Major changes are rolling out for the vaccine program in NSW with adults over the age of 18 now having access to AstraZeneca from chemists and pharmacies across the state.

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Sydney delivery driver cops Covid fine in Tamworth

A delivery driver has been caught more than 400km from home breaching public health orders because he failed to produce a negative Covid test from the past three days.

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‘We need to lean into AZ, particularly in NSW’: PM

Scott Morrison has told the nation that suppression is still the goal for dealing with Covid-19 and over-18s need to “lean in to AstraZeneca”. It came after NSW recorded 136 new Covid cases and an elderly man becames the latest virus fatality. Follow our live blog.

NSW Coronavirus News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Director, Health Protection, NSW Health, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, speaks during a COVID-19 update press conference on July 22, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lockdown restrictions have been further tightened as NSW continues to record new community COVID-19 cases and work to stop the spread of the highly infectious delta coronavirus strain in the community. New rules which came into effect at midnight on Saturday across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour require all non-essential retail to close. Businesses can still operate click and collect, takeaway and home delivery. In addition to stay at home orders, residents in the local government areas of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool cannot leave their areas for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers. Where those workers do need to leave their local government area for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms. Residents of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong are subject to stay-at-home orders with people are only permitted to leave their homes for essential reasons. Essential reasons include purchasing essential goods, accessing or providing care or healthcare, essential work, education or exercise. Exercise is restricted to within the local government area and no further than 10km from home and with a maximum of two people per group. Browsing in shops is prohibited and only one person per household can leave home for shopping per day. Outdoor public gatherings are limited to two people, while funerals are limited to 10 people only. The restrictions are expected to remain in place until 11:59 pm on Friday 30 July. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

The 363 NSW suburbs of concern for Covid-19

NSW Health is extremely concerned about Covid cases outside of southwest Sydney with a push for testing as transmission spreads to regional areas.

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Covid-struck Sydney has become a Ghost Town

The usually busy Sydney streets now resemble a ghost town as the city heads towards its fourth week in lockdown. SEE THE PICTURE GALLERY

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‘Utter rubbish’: Gladys comment blasted

An epidemiologist has blasted the NSW Premier for her comments about a data model that showed Sydney’s lockdown could stretch into September. It comes as the state recorded 110 new Covid cases. Read Wednesday’s blog.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JULY, 19, 2021: NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys speaks to the media during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 98 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases overnight, 20 of which were infectious during their time in the community. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Party animals fined as Covid rule breaking continues

Seven “selfish” people fined after an office birthday party and a man exercising who ran from police are among today’s crop of penalty infringement notices.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JULY, 20, 2021: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian wears a face mask during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 78 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases overnight, 21 of which were infectious during their time in the community. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

‘Missing links’ put 43 Sydney suburbs on high alert

NSW Health is extremely concerned about Covid cases outside of southwest Sydney with “missing links” of transmission emerging across the city.

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Orange to go into seven day lockdown

The Sydney lockdown misery will be inflicted on residents of three regional local council areas after an infectious pet food driver visited the region. Read Tuesday’s live blog.

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Our Covid car crash: 10 million in lockdown

A limousine driver health order lapse has turned into a full-blown car crash, with more than 10 million people in Australia’s two biggest states now in lockdown. It comes as three major Sydney hospitals were placed on alert. Read our Thursday blog.

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