Northern Beaches Restrictions Snap Back in Sydney

People are seen walking towards tape cordoning off Maroubra Beach as all of Sydney’s eastern suburbs beaches are closed in Sydney, Australia, on March 22, 2020. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

The stay-at-home order imposed on residents of Sydney’s northern beaches has been reinstated after the conclusion of Christmas festivities.

NSW recorded nine new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on December 25, from almost 40,000 tests. Eight of those cases were connected to the 116-strong northern beaches cluster.