Friday: NSW businesses may face bumps on the ‘roadmap to freedom’ out of lockdown. Plus: 30% of Indigenous NSW community struck down by Covid
Good morning. The hospitality sector and retailers in New South Wales have welcomed the Berejiklian government’s reopening plan but have questions about the new requirements. The remote town of Enngonia is mourning the loss of a beloved elder to Covid, which has infected 30% of the community. The Biden administration has sued Texas over the six-week abortion ban. And jigsaw puzzles might be the screen-free activity you need in lockdown.
Pubs, restaurants and retailers face significant legal and logistical issues about how they will manage their new anti-Covid obligations under the “roadmap to freedom” unveiled by the Berejiklian government on Thursday. As part of the plan, hospitality businesses and retailers, as well as entertainment venues and health and beauty services, will be able to reopen once the state achieves 70% double-dose vaccination. The NSW government has given little insight into how mandates on vaccinations for staff and customers would be enforced, other than NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant suggesting that it would fall to businesses to police the changes.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/10/morning-mail-nsws-bumpy-freedom-road-enngonia-covid-crisis-pandemic-puzzling
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