NSW Premier put Greater Sydney into a 14-day lockdown from 6pm Saturday
Strict new stay-at-home public health order is due to end at midnight on July 9
If case numbers fall NSW Health officials will consider loosening restrictions
Gladys Berejiklian said the measures needed to halt community transmission
Delta strain of coronavirus said to be far stronger than previous Covid versions
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has confirmed he has tested negative to COVID-19.
However, Mr Barilaro will remain in isolation until at least July 6 and will continue to test for the virus.
It comes after NSW MPs were issued with a stay put directive yesterday after it was revealed NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall contracted COVID-19.
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NSW Nationals Leader John Barilaro told Today he has tested negative for COVID-19.(Today)
Mr Marshall was one of the four ministers told to self-isolate after dining in a Paddington restaurant on Monday, which was listed as a venue of concern.
Mr Barilaro received a text message yesterday which alerted him that he was a close contact of Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall.