NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a plan for schools to return to face-to-face learning from 25 October.
Students will return on a staggered basis, with kindergarten and year one students to return to the classroom first, and students in year two, six and 11 going back from 1 November.
New freedoms have been announced for fully vaccinated people and the regional lockdown was extended, with all of New South Wales under stay-at-home restrictions until 10 September.
The greater Sydney lockdown has been extended until at least the end of September.
Here are the current Covid restrictions in place in New South Wales and ACT.
When can you leave home?
There is no change to the four essential reasons people are allowed to leave home:
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Shopping for food or other essential goods and services. You must shop within 5km of home if you are within greater Sydney. Browsing in shops is prohibited, and only one person per household, a day may leave the home for shopping.
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Medical care or compassionate needs, including getting a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Exercise outdoors in groups of two, who cannot travel further than 5km from their home or local government area.
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Essential work, or education, where you cannot work or study from home
See here for the full list of reasonable excuses to leave your home in NSW.
In the ACT the reasons to leave home are:
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To shop for essentials like groceries and medicine and supplies that are essential for personal needs or for vulnerable people.
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To obtain essential health care, including to undertake a Covid-19 test or receive scheduled vaccination.
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To exercise outdoors for no more than one hour a day, with one other person, or your household group.
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To provide essential caregiving services.
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To undertake essential work.
Further details for the ACT are available here.
What about if I live in an LGA of concern?
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