The authorities in New South Wales have tightened measures again after cases of a new stain of Covid-19 were detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- Casinos in Sydney have been forced to close again due to cases of a new strain of Covid-19 in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move comes despite an overall reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only 23 new cases were reported on Monday. Of those, 15 were identified as what has been dubbed \u201cthe northern beaches outbreak,\u201d which has accounted for 83 cases so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday the government imposed a five-day lockdown in Sydney’s northern beaches area, centred on two dining and entertainment venues in the seaside suburb of Avalon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that 100 locations were since then identified as having been visited by people with confirmed cases of Covid-19, including cafes, gyms, casinos and supermarkets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was too early to say whether a larger outbreak had been averted. She said the government would provide an update by Wednesday on “what Christmas and the next few days look like” for the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other states have closed borders to Sydney’s 5 million residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In line with the restrictions in place, The Star Sydney announced that capacity will be limited to 300 to respect the rule of one person for every 4 square meters. As of December 7, The Star has been allowed to receive up to 10,000 customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The casino closed for a brief period of time on Monday \u201cto implement further Covid-19 safe measures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No Premier League matches will be shown in the venue\u2019s 24\/7 Sports Bar and entry will be at the discretion of management based on capacity, the casino informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shows at The Star Sydney, Pippin and the Sydney Lyric Theatre have been cancelled for December 22 and 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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