NSW has reached 70 per cent vaccination coverage, unlocking a number of freedoms

Sydneysiders will be gifted a number of ‘greater freedoms’ now the NSW population has reached 70 per cent vaccination.

Sydneysiders will be rewarded with “greater freedoms” from Monday after NSW eclipsed double vaccination coverage for 70 per cent of its eligible population.

After being locked down for months and restricted to exercise within 5km of homes, residents will be able to head to the pub and leave their local government areas from October 11.

Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello outlined the new restrictions in a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon, which includes how numbers will be capped at pubs and restaurants, guests in homes will be increased and gyms can reopen.

He said the QR code check-in system will again be crucial to notify those who have visited an exposure site.

Back to the pub! Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jenny Evans

“From Monday, 11 October, significant changes to the public health orders mean residents can leave their LGA and experience greater freedoms,” Mr Dominello posted.

This what Sydneysiders can expect:

• Masks will remain mandatory for all indoor public venues, including public transport, front-of-house hospitality, retail and business premises, on planes and at airports.
• Hospitality and restaurant venues can reopen subject to one person per 4 sqm inside and one person per 2 sqm outside, with standing while drinking permitted outside.
• Up to five visitors will be allowed in a home where all adults are vaccinated (not including children 12 and under).
  
• Gyms and indoor recreation facilities can open under the one person per 4 sqm rule and can offer classes for up to 20 people.
  
• Businesses will be responsible for taking reasonable measures to stop unvaccinated people entering premises. This includes having prominent signs stating requirements, Service NSW QR codes, staff checking vaccination status upon entry and only accepting valid forms of evidence of vaccination.
  

More freedoms will be made available once the state achieves its 80 per cent double dose target.

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