Cafes, restaurants and clubs are now subject to the same new restrictions as announced by the NSW Government earlier this week for pubs and hotels. 

New restrictions for weddings, funerals and corporate events have also been announced today.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the extra restrictions are to minimise the risks of activities the Government knows are super-spreaders of coronavirus.

“We have to stop the mingling,” Ms Berejiklian said. 

“In cafes and restaurants, even though people are seated, mingling still happens.

“We are now imposing the restrictions on clubs, restaurants, cafes and all indoor hospitality activities.

“There can be no group bookings above ten people.

“Cafés, restaurants, clubs, pubs and weddings – everybody indoors is still subject to the four metre squared rule and strictly 1.5 metre social distancing.

“Weddings and corporate events can have a maximum number of 150 people who are seated and there is no singing, dancing or mingling - so there is less chance of spreading the virus.

“Funerals and places of worship are limited to 100. 

“This is important because at these emotional events, people know each other and the chance of mingling and spreading the virus is increased."

Ms Berejiklian said the restrictions will be in place from next Friday, July 24, but she hoped people would begin to implement the restrictive measures immediately

She also said that the rules about who you can invite into your home will remain the same.

“We currently say 20 people are allowed into your home – that’s not changing. But we ask people to be thoughtful about who you welcome in and protect those who are vulnerable.

“Training together outdoors can still happen because we know there is less threat of spreading the virus outdoors.

“We are doing this based on what happened in Victoria and we ask people with symptoms to stay home.

“If you are tested, even though you might show a negative result on day three, you might be positive on day six.

“Our message to everybody is that we are doing ok. but we are on high alert.

“We are worried about seeding from Victoria – and have a couple of cases with unknown sources and these could be new clusters.

“We want to keep NSW open and our livelihoods and reduce risk of transmission.”

Currently there are 3346 Covid-19 cases in NSW, with 101 being treated by NSW Health and 1 in intensive care.