Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), the current epicentre of the country’s current COVID outbreak, announced on Friday to extend the lockdown on Greater Sydney until the end of September and to impose curfew on some areas of concern.

For residents and businesses in the local government areas of concern, the curfew will be introduced from 9 pm to 5 am except for authorised workers, emergencies or medical care from Monday, August 23, reports Xinhua news agency. Outdoor exercise will be limited to one hour per day.