Food courts open, more people in homes as COVID restrictions ease
Large gatherings at homes and the reopening of shopping centre food courts form the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions in NSW, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced. SEE WHEN IT STARTS
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NSW residents will be allowed to welcome up to 20 visitors into their home from this Saturday.
Limits on outdoor gatherings will also double to 20.
The premier said the government has been able to ease restrictions because of the community’s hard work.
“We have done well in NSW because the community has come together,” Gladys Berejiklian said.
Ms Berejiklian said the ability to welcome an additional 15 visitors into homes was not an excuse to “let your guard down”.
“We cannot forget the virus is still amongst us.”
As first revealed by The Daily Telegraph, food courts will also be reopened from Saturday.
Ms Berejiklian also said relief was around the corner for many, with more restrictions to be eased “imminently”.
“But we can never ever disregard the health advice because that’s when we fail,” she said.
“I appreciate that there are some sectors of the community that remain frustrated, but please know that imminently, you will feel far less frustrated.”
However, she admitted some businesses and venues could feel frustrated at seemingly inconsistent rules.
“We appreciate there may always be a classification or a type of industry that might get left behind, that is never our intention,” she said
The premier confirmed the restrictions will be eased while in Kemp’s Creek to announce approval for a $2.4b industrial park has been fast-tracked.
The precinct is set to create 5,200 jobs in its construction phase, and support thousands more when completed, Ms Berejiklian said.