Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said a “ring of steel” should be put around Sydney after New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a national emergency at a crisis cabinet meeting as NSW cases climbed to 136. She said, it is “fairly apparent” the state will not be close to zero by next Friday.
The Victorian Premier told journalists on Friday that NSW have “got a very significant challenge”.
“Many cases, and many of those cases were out and about for the entirety of their infectious,” Premier Andrews said.
Mr Andrews warned that if a “ring of steel was not put around Sydney, we will finish with the whole country in lock down”, and said he would be calling for this “at the national cabinet meeting” after his press conference.