SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 16: Passengers arrives at Sydney airport on March 16, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Strict new border measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 have come into effect Monday, requiring all overseas arrivals to Australia to self-isolate for 14 days. Australia currently has 300 confirmed cases of coronavirus while five people have died – four in NSW and one in Queensland. Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
People and businesses in NSW could face jail time and fines of up to $11,000 if they fail to comply with mass gathering bans to combat the spread of coronavirus.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Monday said he has made an order under the Public Health Act 2010 to force the immediate cancellation of public events with more than 500 people.
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