Sydney’s Northern Beaches Back in Strict Lockdown Saturday Night

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a press conference in Homebush, Sydney, Australia on July 14, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Sydney’s northern beaches will enter lockdown from Saturday evening as the coronavirus outbreak in the area grows to 40 cases.

From 5 p.m. on Saturday until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, the local government area will revert to strict lockdown orders last used back in March at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.