State premiers including Victoria’s Daniel Andrews have criticised the lockdown settings in NSW as too lax
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Greater Sydney’s lockdown has already been extended by another four weeks but New South Wales health authorities are facing questions about what more can be done to limit the spread of Covid-19, as well as criticism from other states.
A new daily record of 239 cases was announced on Thursday, along with tightened restrictions targeted at eight local government areas (LGAs) – Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool, Cumberland, Blacktown, Parramatta, Campbelltown and Georges River.
