The 35 jobs that are allowed to leave Covid-ravaged southwest Sydney where 810,000 people are trapped with no end in sight
- NSW Government issued list of 35 jobs exempt from stay-at-home restrictions
- Premier Gladys Berejiklian initially ordered nobody leave three LGAs in Sydney
- Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool residents told to stay home
- Exemptions granted to political staff, transport workers and retail employees
Retail and healthcare employees are among the list of workers who have been granted an exemption to leave Covid-19 hotspots in Greater Sydney.
The NSW Government has posted a list of 35 different professions that allows residents to leave Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool local government areas for work.
It comes after state premier Gladys Berejiklian cracked down on stay-at-home orders and barred residents from leaving the three local government areas.
Exemptions were initially granted to emergency service and healthcare workers before the list was updated on Saturday night.
Retail and healthcare employees are among the list of workers who have been granted an exemption to leave Covid-19 hotspots in Greater Sydney
Political staff, data storage technicians and transport workers are now among the employees allowed to travel outside of their local government areas.
Only ‘critical retail’ such as supermarkets and pharmacies have been allowed to remain open from 11.59pm on Saturday. Others will have to do click and collect or takeaway.
Construction, large or small, will shut and homes and businesses cannot use paid cleaners or have home repairs done unless urgent.
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