Thursday 23 December 2021
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has today announced that the following adjustments to the NSW Government’s pandemic settings will come into effect:
From 12.01am Friday, 24 December:
- Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including offices, unless eating or drinking.
From 12.01am Monday, 27 December 2021:
- QR code check-ins will be compulsory, including for hospitality and retail; and
- Hospitality venues, including pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes will move to 1 person per 2 sqm rule indoors, with no density limit for outdoor settings.
All settings will remain in place until Wednesday, 27 January 2022.
Further to these measures, the Government is asking people to reduce mingling where they can including when eating and drinking, work from home where possible and hold events outside.
The NSW Government will also procure Rapid-Antigen Test kits and make them available for free to people across the State, to give additional options to people and allow those who need to get a PCR test to do so.
For the latest information, as and when it is published, visit www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/stay-safe/rules
