First regional NSW lockdowns imposed

Residents of three Central West New South Wales local government areas have begun a seven-day lockdown after a COVID-positive delivery driver from Sydney visited the area and infected another person.

An increase in border patrols is to prevent travellers from NSW hotspots from entering the state. Source: AAP

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The Central-Western town of Orange and its surrounds woke to a snap seven-day lockdown after a COVID-positive delivery driver visited the area and infected another person.

The lockdown in the Orange, Blayney and Cabonne local government areas began on Tuesday, 20 July, the first time a stay-at-home order has been imposed in regional NSW.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says it's a tough but appropriate response, given the highly infectious nature of the Delta strain of the coronavirus.

 

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