ALL of regional NSW will be put into lockdown from 5pm today amid concerns the COVID-19 cluster in Dubbo and Walgett is getting out of control.
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NSW Health is expected to make a formal announcement within the hour but Bathurst MP Paul Toole has posted a message on his Facebook page confirming residents' fears.
The Western Advocate understands NSW Health had considered restricting the lockdown to western NSW local government areas before deciding to extend it across the state.
"To minimise movement and protect regional communities ALL of Regional NSW will go into a lockdown from 5pm tonight," Mr Toole has posted on Facebook.
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The reasons you may leave your home, according to Mr Toole, include:
- Shopping for food or other essential goods and services.
- Medical care or compassionate needs (people can leave home to have a COVID-19 vaccination unless you have been identified as a close contact).
- Exercise outdoors in groups of two or fewer (unless members of the same household).
- Work, where you cannot work from home.
Schooling will be done from home in most cases.
Masks must be worn indoors (not including the home) and in outdoor settings where you cannot socially distance from others.
"No one wants to put restrictions on our communities, but safety must come first," Mr Toole said.
"I know this is challenging for many, but we need to continue to support one another."
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