Updated.
March 21, 2020 15: 56:20
The NSW Government has closed Bondi Beach after the number of people on the famous sands surpassed Australia’s outdoor-gathering limitation imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Bottom line:
- Pictures of a jam-packed Bondi Beach yesterday went viral online
- People making the most of Sydney’s warm weather condition have actually been widely criticised
- Events of more than 500 individuals in outside areas are banned in Australia
The closure is short-lived and the step will extend to other beaches if social-distancing guidelines, which have actually prohibited non-essential outside gatherings of more than 500 individuals, are being flouted.
NSW Authorities Minister David Elliott ordered the beach to be shut on Saturday afternoon.
It came after lots of