Furious NSW Premier blasts Sydneysiders for deliberately breaking the rules - Daily Mail

The moment Gladys Berejiklian EXPLODES: Furious NSW Premier blasts Sydneysiders for deliberately breaking lockdown and claiming they 'don't know the rules'

• NSW Premier said she is frustrated with people knowingly breaking restrictions 
• At Friday's NSW update the premier said the lockdown rules are very clear 
• She said some Sydneysiders 'pretending' they don't understand requirements 
• In the last day 41 people were charged in NSW for public health order breaches 

By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:43 BST, 13 August 2021 | Updated: 05:08 BST, 13 August 2021

A fuming Gladys Berejiklian has blasted Sydneysiders for deliberately breaking lockdown and then blaming it on 'confusion' surrounding the public health orders.

When asked by a reporter at Friday's NSW Covid update whether there needed to be more clarity around the rules, the premier was having none of it.

'With the evolving health orders and police enforcement... there is still confusion around some of the public health orders,' the reporter said. 

'How are people meant to know whether they are breaking the rules and whether they can be subject to a fine?'

Ms Berejiklian quickly fired back, saying residents feigned ignorance or misunderstanding when they were 'knowingly doing the wrong thing' and  pretending they 'didn't know' they were breaking the law.

'It is pretty obvious to us and from the feedback we get from police that people use the health orders as an excuse to do the wrong thing,' Ms Berejiklian said.  

Gladys Berejkiklian (pictured on Friday) has said she is fed up with Sydneysiders breaking lockdown rules and claiming they didn't know them 

'People are saying, "oh, I didn't know". Most of the time that is not true,' she said.

'People are knowingly doing the wrong thing. And pretending it is because they did not understand. We have been very clear about what the rules are.

'The vast majority of people are doing the right thing. When a handful doesn't, it is a setback for all of us.'

She then gave an example of one person who knowingly did the wrong thing and has 'caused havoc' in at least half a dozen LGAs is in western New South Wales. 

'This just demonstrates Delta does not leave any room for error.' she said.

Ms Berejiklian then urged people to stay at home unless absolutely necessary, and encouraged anyone with symptoms to isolate and get a Covid test. 

On Friday, NSW reported 390 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19, with at least 101 of those people circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period. 

Two people also died: an unvaccinated woman in her 40s in Sydney and a vaccinated man in his 90s at the Hunter region. The toll for the current outbreak in NSW is now at least 38.

'Behind every single statistic is a loved one, a family, and many carers,' Ms Berejiklian said.

Police officers patrol Bondi in Sydney on Friday as residents get their exercise outdoors (pictured) 

Greater Sydney and surrounding regions are in lockdown until at least August 28, as are multiple parts of regional NSW, as health authorities battle to contain an outbreak of the virulent Delta strain.

In the last 24 hours, 404 infringement notices have been issued and 41 people have been charged with breaching the public health order. 

Yesterday a 19-year-old Rose Bay man was charged after travelling to the Byron Bay area - while a 52-year-old man remains before the courts relation to the same matter.

Police also overnight charged  a 21-year-old female and a 20-year-old female with breaching the public health orders by travelling to the Newcastle area around two weeks ago. 

Face masks are mandatory to be carried by Sydneysiders whenever they go outside regardless of if they are in one of the LGA required to wear them even for exercise (pictured Bondi on Friday) 

Police said the woman had a history of non-compliance with the orders and that in both cases the people knowingly flouted the restrictions.

Ms Berejiklian said Blacktown and Mount Druitt in western Sydney had become areas of particular concern for health authorities, with a rise in cases.

There are currently 63 COVID-19 patients in NSW in intensive care, 30 of which are ventilated.

Meanwhile, almost 20 people linked to a special needs school in Sydney's north have caught COVID-19, including students with severe autism.

NSW Health has uncovered 18 cases associated with the Giant Steps special education school in Gladesville including three staff, seven students and eight family members.

Sydneysiders out getting their exercise in Bondi on Friday. (pictured) Leaving your house for exercise is one of the only reasons you can be outdoors 

It comes after a COVID-positive person attended a vaccination hub at Qudos Bank Arena, currently being used for western Sydney's Year 12 students. The arena is a casual contact site on the afternoon of August 10.

NSW Health officials are also 'very concerned' about the potential spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable regional communities, with the majority of new cases in Dubbo and Walgett diagnosed in Aboriginal people.

The cases led the state government to call a one-week snap lockdown for the Walgett, Dubbo, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Narromine and Warren areas on Wednesday.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt on Thursday confirmed an additional 7680 Pfizer vaccines will be provided for the affected areas, including Walgett.

Exercising outdoors in groups of one or two is fine under the rules but gatherings are not allowed (pictured: Bondi on Friday) 

Western Local Health District Chief Executive Scott McLachlan confirmed the 'vast majority' of those cases were in Aboriginal people, including children.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Thursday acknowledged there had been problems delivering adequate vaccine supplies to Walgett. He said there was strong demand for Pfizer in those communities.

The Dharriwaa Elders Group at Walgett issued an urgent request on Thursday evening for more trained nurses to support Aboriginal Medical Services.

Mr Hazzard admitted those services were understaffed.

Unions NSW on Friday called on National Cabinet to introduce paid isolation and COVID-19 testing leave for all Australian workers. In Victoria, workers who need to get tested and isolate are eligible for a $450 payment.

SYDNEY'S LOCKDOWN: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW UNTIL AUGUST 28

Those living in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Shellharbour and Wollongong must abide by the following: 

* Masks are mandatory in all indoor settings outside the home, including offices and apartment buildings and you must carry a mask with you even if exercising alone. 

* Residents can travel only 10km from their homes. 

* Exercise and gather in groups of two while outside. 

* Only one member of each household per day allowed to leave the home for essential shopping. 

* No browsing in supermarkets and retail businesses. Shop only for essential items. 

* Funerals are capped at 10, weddings are banned. 

* No car pooling with other households when going out for exercise. 

* There is no curfew but a stay at home order applies, with only four reasons to leave your home . 

* Schools are closed with at-home learning in place, but no child will be turned away if they need to attend in person. 

The new rules are in addition to the stay-at-home orders already in place, which include only leaving the home to:

* Shop for essential items (one person only). 

* Give care and for compassionate reasons (one visitor only). 

* Exercise or for work or education that cannot be conducted remotely. 

People in Fairfield, Liverpool, Canterbury-Bankstown, Blacktown, Burwood, Bayside, Georges River, Parramatta, Strathfield, and parts of Penrith are under additional restrictions:

* Required to stay at home unless you leave to shop for essential items (one person only) or exercise within 5km of your home. 

* Or give care or for compassionate reasons (one visitor only). 

* Unless it is an essential service, such as health workers, businesses must give employees the option of working from home.

* Any authorised employees are permitted to leave their suburbs for work. 

* Some authorised workers require a negative Covid test every three days. 

* Face masks must be worn outdoors even if exercising alone.  

 The rest of NSW (including regional areas) is subject to the following restrictions. However, specific areas must also abide by snap lockdown rules similar to Greater Sydney rules when cases are found:

• Dance and gym classes are limited to 20 people per class and masks must be worn. 

• No more than five visitors (including children) allowed in homes. 

• Masks are compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings. 

• The four-square-metre rule is back for indoor and outdoor settings and drinking while standing at indoor venues is not allowed. 

• Dancing will not be allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs, but dancing is allowed at weddings for the wedding party (no more than 20 people). 

When does the lockdown end?  

• Stay at home orders apply to Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour until at least August 28. 

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