Australia Covid update: NSW records 38 cases, highest daily number since Sydney outbreak began

Gladys Berejiklian urges people to restrict movement and not visit family members unnecessarily during Sydney lockdown, as Queensland records two coronavirus cases

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New South Wales has recorded 38 new local Covid cases, including 20 people who were in the community for part or all of their infectious period, as the premier urged the community to further restrict movement.

NSW police on Thursday announced a crackdown on compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney's south-western suburbs, with more than 100 officers, including mounted police, to begin patrolling the area on Friday.