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NSW will enter a snap statewide lockdown at 5pm on Saturday after recording 466 new cases of COVID-19, which continues to spread across the regions.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say the stay-at-home orders would be introduced for all of regional NSW to “minimise movement and protect our communities from the evolving COVID situation in Sydney”.

Mr Barilaro had told regional NSW MPs that the entire state would enter a lockdown from 5pm for at least seven days via an online call on Saturday afternoon, an MP unauthorised to speak on the issue told the Herald.

So with more than 8 million people now in lockdown for a week, what does it all mean?

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Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre and SK Asian Spices in Glenroy have been added to Victoria’s exposure sites list as tier one sites.

Anyone who was at Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre from 5.45pm to 7.15pm on August 5 or anyone at SK Asian Spices at 813 Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy on August 12 from 5.50pm to 7pm needs to get a COVID-19 test immediately and quarantine for 14 days.

7-Eleven Sandown, 7-Eleven St Kilda Junction and Coles Dandenong Coles have all been listed as tier two sites.

Glenroy
SK Asian Spices - Glenroy
813 Pascoe Vale Road Glenroy VIC 3046
12/08/2021 5:50pm - 7:00pm
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.

Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre
41-85 Tanderrum Way Broadmeadows VIC 3047
05/08/2021 5:45pm - 7:15pm
Case attended venue
Tier 1 - Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Anyone who has visited this location during these times must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.

Noble Park
7-Eleven Sandown
585-589 Princes Highway Noble Park VIC 3174
10/08/2021 6:50am - 7:10am
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.

St Kilda
7-Eleven St Kilda Junction
19/37 Punt Road St Kilda VIC 3182
10/08/2021 1:30pm - 1:55pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Anyone who has visited this location during these times should urgently get tested, then isolate until confirmation of a negative result. Continue to monitor for symptoms, get tested again if symptoms appear.

Dandenong
Coles Dandenong
26-36 Princes Highway Dandenong VIC 3175
10/08/2021 7:30pm - 8:26pm
Case attended venue
Tier 2 - Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result

SMH photographer Steven Siewert has been keeping an eye on how Sydneysiders and police are handling this Saturday in lockdown.

NSW police speak to beachgoers during lockdown on Saturday.Credit:Steven Siewert

NSW Polie patrol Bondi Beach on Saturday.Credit:Steven Siewert

NSW Police speak to people during lockdown on Saturday.Credit:Steven Siewert

NSW Police patrol at Coogee Beach on Saturday.Credit:Steven Siewert

NSW will enter a snap statewide lockdown at 5pm on Saturday after recording 466 new cases of COVID-19, which continues to spread across the regions.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to say the stay-at-home orders would be introduced for all of regional NSW to “minimise movement and protect our communities from the evolving COVID situation in Sydney”.

Mr Barilaro had told regional NSW MPs that the entire state would enter a lockdown from 5pm for at least seven days via an online call on Saturday afternoon, an MP unauthorised to speak on the issue told the Herald.

So with more than 8 million people now in lockdown for a week, what does it all mean?

Click here to read the story.

It seems hard to believe judging from the case numbers and spread of COVID-19 in New South Wales, but Deputy Premier John Barilaro has told ABC News 24 this afternoon that he thinks the statewide lockdown could end by next Saturday.

Mr Barilaro didn’t specify which parts of the state he thought could have restrictions eased within seven days, but he referenced how quickly Orange went in and out of lockdown earlier in the year as an example.

Mr Barilaro said he wanted all people in NSW to stay home as much as they could over the next week, but he also noted many regional residents needed to travel distances to access supermarkets and essential services and that remains allowed during lockdown.

COVID-19 testing queues at Dubbo Showground yesterday.Credit:Luke Hibbard

“We know that mobility is something that occurs in regional NSW as we do travel from LGA to LGA and from town to town,” Mr Barilaro said.

“Police will be out and about, making sure people abide by the rules. Our focus is for people to stay home and to do the right thing.

“As we showed previously in Orange, we can actually get out of this in seven days and I have no concern that we can’t be at this next Saturday.

“That’s by doing the right thing. Police will be out and about, but it’s not always about using the stick â€" it’s about working with our communities and understanding that for some communities this is the first time they’ve probably been in a lockdown scenario.

“Some people might make genuine mistakes, so we will work with them but the message is clear: stay home for the next seven days.”

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says schools will be closed for seven days as part of the state’s snap lockdown.

Mr Barilaro told ABC 24 on Saturday afternoon that the government received new advice at lunchtime that led to the decision to lockdown regional NSW and, effectively, put the whole state into lockdown.

“We are closing schools for the protection of our children so the schools will be closed for seven days,” Mr Barilaro said.

Regional NSW residents who had weddings or funerals planned for Sunday will be able to have the ceremonies despite the state going into lockdown from 5pm today.

The NSW Health media release on the lockdown confirmed that the events may go ahead until 12.01am on Monday.

Small funerals will be allowed during lockdown but with a maximum of 10 people plus the person conducting the funeral.

“There will be a one-day ‘grace period’ for planned weddings and funerals in the regional areas that have not already been subject to a lockdown,” the release read.

“Those events may go ahead until 12.01am on Monday 16 August 2021, but only with guests from areas that have not already been subject to a lockdown.

“From Monday, small funerals and memorial services of 10 persons only (excluding the persons conducting the service) will be permitted.”

Victorian health authorities say there are very concerned as the state recorded 21 new locally acquired cases and the source of eight infections detected in the latest outbreak remains a mystery.

Health Minister Martin Foley said 11 of the new cases were in quarantine for the entirety of their infectious period and that all the new infections are linked to the current outbreak.

The eight infections that are yet to be linked back to a source include cases in the City of Melbourne, Glenroy, Melton South, Middle Park, Newport, West Brunswick, Wyndham Vale and West Footscray.

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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has revealed that Ryan Gardner couldn’t be considered for Saturday’s match against Hawthorn as he wasn’t allowed into Tasmania.

The 24-year-old defender is the latest AFL footballer caught up by COVID-19 exposure sites.

Ryan Gardner (right) with fellow Bulldog Cody Weightman.Credit:Getty Images

When asked about the availability of talls for the finals after Josh Bruce tore his ACL against Essendon last week, Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said former Geelong defender Gardner couldn’t be picked to play.

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NSW will enter a snap, statewide lockdown after it recorded more than 460 cases on Saturday as the coronavirus continues to spread across the regions.

Deputy Premier John Barilaro used an online call on Saturday afternoon to tell regional NSW MPs that the entire state would enter a lockdown from 5pm for at least seven days, an MP unauthorised to speak on the issue told the Herald.

NSW police patrolled Bondi Beach as the government tightened restrictions on Saturday.Credit:Steven Siewert

Nationals Minister Melinda Pavey confirmed the statewide lockdown via social media.

“This afternoon the Premier and Deputy Premier made the difficult decision to lockdown all the regions in NSW,” Ms Pavey said.

NSW recorded 466 new local cases and four deaths in what Premier Gladys Berejiklian described on Saturday as an “extremely concerning situation”.

The virulent Delta variant has spread through parts of regional NSW, with Dubbo and its surroundings recording 26 new cases.

Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson posted to Facebook saying: “All of regional NSW will go into a seven-day lockdown from 5pm tonight until next Saturday evening.”

G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward and I’ll be taking over the blog for this afternoon after another exceptional shift from Pallavi Singhal.

Usually, I’d offer a longer greeting but we have some breaking news for NSW residents so I’ll get straight into it.

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