ACT to lift travel restrictions for Sydney’s northern beaches - NEWS.com.au

The ACT will lift its travel ban for residents of Sydney’s northern beaches from Tuesday afternoon.

“This reflects the improved (coronavirus) situation in that local government area,” ACT chief minister Andrew Barr said.

The change will also mean about 75 people in quarantine after travelling to the ACT from the northern beaches will be allowed to leave isolation and go back into the community from 3pm Tuesday.

But several local government areas in Sydney are still considered hot spots and non-ACT residents who have been there will need an exemption to enter Canberra.

The hot spots for ACT travel purposes are Blacktown City, Burwood, Canada Bay City, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield City, Inner West, Liverpool City, Parramatta City, and Strathfield Municipality.

Changes for those areas are unlikely until next week, ACT chief health officer Kerryn Coleman said

ACT residents can go home even after visiting a hot spot but will be forced to quarantine for 14 days.

There are still about 500 people who are quarantining after being in one of those hot spots.

Certain essential professionals, including federal members of parliament, would be able to apply for an exemption to enter the ACT even if they had been in a Sydney hot spot, Dr Coleman said.

“We assess those on a case-by-case basis,” she said.

“I understand several parliamentarians have submitted exemptions, and we have been working through those.”

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