Millions of Sydney residents will be under movement control orders until at least July 9, as the New South Wales state government announced more Covid-19 cases on Sunday.
An additional 30 cases were reported as authorities tightened curbs and warned of potentially longer or wider restrictions to come.
NSW Health said there were now 79 patients being treated for Covid-19. “One of whom is in intensive care but not being ventilated,” the state ministry said. “Most cases (94 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers.”
People living in the City of Sydney as well as the Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside and Woollahra local government areas, will only be allowed to leave their homes for shopping for food or other essential goods and services, medical care or compassionate needs, exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or…
