Lismore City residents were out of regional lockdown for barely 6 days and then this.....
The
Goonellabah Public School remains closed for deep cleaning after a
person who attended the school on Monday, September 13, tested
positive to COVID-19.
This
individual was infectious in the community from last Sunday, 12
September 2021, and had recently returned from Sydney where they had
become infected.
It
is believed this person while infectious visited;
Muzza's
Milk Bar,
1/5 Oak Street Evans Head on Sunday, September 12, 1:15pm-1:45pm
Silly
Solly's,
185 Keen Street Lismore on Tuesday, September 14, 8:55am-9:00am
Lifeline
Shop,
71 Magellan Street Lismore on Tuesday, September 14, 9:05am-9:20am
NSW
Health,
media
release,
16 September 2021:
Stay-at-home
orders will be introduced for the Albury and Lismore Local Government
Areas (LGAs) from 6pm today (Thursday) for one week due to an
increased COVID-19 public health risk.
These
stay-at-home orders also apply to anyone who has been in Albury since
10 September and Lismore since 7 September due to recent COVID-19
exposures.
Everyone
in Albury and Lismore LGAs must stay at home unless it is for an
essential reason, which includes shopping for food, medical care,
getting vaccinated, compassionate needs, exercise and work or
tertiary education if you can’t work or study at home.
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Albury
and Lismore residents who are fully vaccinated can attend an outdoor
gathering of up to five people for exercise or outdoor recreation as
long as all of those aged 16 or older are fully vaccinated.
To
determine the extent of the risk and detect any further potential
COVID-19 cases in these areas we are calling on the communities to
come forward for testing in large numbers.
A
strong response to testing will be a key factor in determining if
these stay-at-home orders are extended beyond one week. High
vaccination rates are also essential to reduce the risk of
transmission and protect the health and safety of the community.
There
are more than 500 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of
which are open seven days a week. Testing clinics in Albury and
Lismore areas include:
Albury
– Albury Dorevitch Pathology Walk-in Clinic, Lavington Hall, 488
Urana Road Lavington
Albury
- Albury Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology Drive-through Clinic,
Demountable Building, Albury Showground
Wodonga
- Albury Wodonga Health COVID Clinic, 79 Vermont, Street
Wodonga
- Wodonga Respiratory Clinic, 224-226 Beechworth Road
Lismore
- Lismore Base Hospital, Uralba Street
Lismore
- Lismore 4Cyte Pathology Drive-through Clinic, 47-49 Dawson Street
Lismore
- Lismore Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology Walk-in Clinic, Shop 12,
Wyrallah Road Shopping Centre, 62 Wyrallah Road
Lismore
- Southern Cross University Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
Drive-through Clinic, Southern Cross University, Military Rd, East
Lismore
COVID-19
vaccination is available through NSW Health clinics, GPs, pharmacies
and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS).
Use
the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker to find the nearest
vaccination clinic, or visit Get your COVID-19 vaccination.
A
list of regional and rural NSW Health vaccination clinics is
available on the NSW Government website.
A
number of regional LGAs have been deemed low risk and have not
recorded any COVID-19 cases for the past 14 days.
Stay-at-home
orders will be lifted for Bega Valley, Blayney, Bogan, Cabonne,
Dungog, Forbes, Muswellbrook, Narrabri, Parkes, Singleton, Snowy
Monaro and Upper Hunter Shire LGAs from 1pm today (Thursday 16
September).
However,
these LGAs will continue to operate under some restrictions to ensure
community safety.
The
following freedoms are now available to all people in regional LGAs
where stay-at-home orders have been lifted:
Gatherings
in the home and public spaces:
Venues
including hospitality, retail stores and gyms:
Hospitality
venues can reopen subject to one person per 4sqm inside and one
person per 2sqm outside, with standing while drinking permitted
outside.
Retail
stores can reopen under the one person per 4sqm rule.
Personal
services such as hairdressers and nail salons can open with one
person per 4sqm, capped at five clients per premises.
Gyms
and indoor recreation facilities can open under the one person per
4sqm rule and can offer classes for up to 20 people.
Sporting
facilities including swimming pools can reopen.
Schools:
Stadiums,
theatres and major outdoor recreation facilities:
Major
recreation outdoor facilities including stadiums, racecourses, theme
parks and zoos can reopen with one person per 4sqm, capped at 5,000
people.
Up
to 500 people can attend ticketed and seated outdoor events.
Indoor
entertainment and information facilities including cinemas,
theatres, music halls, museums and galleries can reopen with one
person per 4sqm or 75 per cent fixed seated capacity.
Weddings,
funerals and places of worship:
Up
to 50 guests can attend weddings, with dancing permitted and eating
and drinking only while seated.
Up
to 50 guests can attend funerals, with eating and drinking while
seated.
- Churches
and places of worship to open subject to one person per 4sqm rule,
with no singing.
Travel:
Masks:
Masks
will remain mandatory for all indoor public venues, including public
transport, front-of-house hospitality, retail and business premises,
on planes and at airports.
Only
hospitality staff will be required to wear a mask when outdoors.
Children
aged under 12 will not need to wear a mask indoors.
For
more information, please visit the NSW
Government website.