New Christmas coronavirus restrictions have started in NSW as fresh exposure sites emerge

A special three-day, four-tiered system of COVID regulations for the Christmas period has begun in NSW.

Gladys Berejiklian has provided an update on the latest coronavirus figures in New South Wales. Source: AAP

The partial reprieve from lockdown for residents of Sydney's northern beaches is now in force, with people at the epicentre of the recent COVID-19 outbreak able to welcome five visitors to their homes.

NSW will have a four-tiered system of restrictions between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day before returning to previous settings, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday.

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