Australia Covid: Sydney records worst day yet for cases as police get tough
by Helen Sullivan in Sydney from World news | The Guardian on (#5MQ9H)
Police minister says residents have had a gutful' of people flouting the rules, with fines for not wearing a mask now rising to $500
The coronavirus outbreak in Sydney has reached record levels, with 239 new cases announced in New South Wales on Thursday, the highest one-day total for Australia's most populous state since the pandemic began.
The state's premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced stricter measures for the hotspots in eight local government areas of concern" in the western and south-western parts of the city. They include requiring masks to be worn outdoors by the two million residents living in those areas, a travel limit of 5km and tougher police powers.
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