'We can't afford to take any chances'

As COVID-19 once again makes its way across Australia, now reaching almost every state and territory in the country, a raft of new restrictions have been imposed by leaders in an urgent bid to limit its impact.

Greater Sydney on Sunday woke to its first day of a citywide lockdown as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a further 30 local cases of the virus.

The Northern Territory has recorded four local cases linked back to a miner who flew in from Queensland, prompting Chief Minister Michael Gunner to announce the region's first lockdown since the outbreak began.

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Queensland reported three new local cases, two of which are unlinked to NSW and believed to be the Alpha strain and the third a miner who had been working in the Northern Territory. Western Australia has also recorded one locally acquired case, and warned a new lockdown there may be introduced if the situation worsens.

"I know these immediate changes will cause significant disruption for many people, especially the school holidays. But we just cannot afford to take any chances," WA Premier Mark McGowan said.

"These changes to our border arrangements are a safe and sensible response to the alarming outbreaks we're seeing over east."

Read the full state of play below.

New South Wales

NSW recorded 30 cases overnight, with all of Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong now in lockdown.

Hundreds of exposure sites have now been identified by NSW Health, with more venues being added to the list every day.

Residents in regional NSW have escaped the stay-at-home orders, however a wave of new restrictions now apply to people there.

At this stage, lockdown will apply until midnight July 9.

Police have revealed that already people are breaking the rules, with one Eastern Suburbs family fined for driving to the Hunter Valley.

Here's a full breakdown of what you can and can't do in NSW.

Queensland

Queensland has recorded three new cases of the virus, two of which are not linked to the NSW outbreak and a third that is a miner who returned from working in the Northern Territory.

The first two cases detected are believed to be the Alpha strain.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced new restrictions for the state including limits on visitors and stricter travel limitations.

The first two cases, from Brisbane, visited "a lot of sites throughout the community" after becoming infectious, the premier said.

The exposure sites include gyms, shopping centres and a workplace on the Sunshine Coast.

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young said health authorities think the outbreak may be linked to a Portuguese restaurant where the woman dined and which has already been confirmed as the source of a number of other infections.

The miner returned from the Northern Territory, transited through Brisbane Airport on Friday night and travelled to the Sunshine Coast before testing positive on Sunday afternoon. That person was infectious in the community for about one day and contact tracers are investigating any venues of concern.

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory has recorded four new local cases of the virus via a mine worker who flew in from Queensland.

As a result, Darwin and surrounds will enter a 48-hour lockdown, the first since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Norther Territory's Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced a 48 hour lockdown today for Darwin and Palmerston.

The lockdown will include Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield.

So far, the cases have all been linked to the Granites gold mine where a worker was diagnosed with having the virus after staying in hotel quarantine in Brisbane.

Residents will only be allowed to leave their home to receive medical care, receive a COVID-19 vaccination, buy essential goods and services, exercise or provide care to a family member.

Western Australia

Western Australia will tighten its border restrictions on Queensland, the Northern Territory and the ACT from 6pm on Sunday (8pm AEST), joining Victoria on the "low-risk setting".

Those travelling to Perth will need to be tested and quarantine for 14 days, Premier Mark McGowan said.

He did not rule out a lockdown if the situation worsened, with health authorities still awaiting test results from 186 people linked to the Northern Territory mine outbreak.

Perth and Peel are already facing a range of other restrictions following a positive coronavirus case in a woman who entered Western Australia from Sydney.

Health Minister Roger Cook confirmed the latest infection on Sunday morning and said the woman aged in her 50s had been out in the community while infectious for three days.

She is believed to have been visiting Sydney, where she had dined at the Lyfe Café in Bondi on June 19. She tested negative upon returning back to WA before later developing symptoms.

From midday on Sunday, Perth and Peel moved to strict measures, including masks being required indoors and on public transport.

Victoria

Victoria has recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 and no further restrictions on its residents have been announced.

The Department of Health announced on Sunday night that new restrictions would be introduced for some travellers from Queensland and Western Australia.

From 1am on Monday, June 28, Greater Brisbane in Queensland and the Perth Metropolitan and Peel regions in Western Australia will be designated orange zones under Victoria's travel permit system.

People who have been in orange zones can obtain a permit to enter Victoria but must isolate on entry, get tested within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they receive a negative result.

All arrivals into Victoria must apply for a travel permit even if they are entering from a green zone.

Any close contacts of a positive COVID-19 case, including anyone who has been to a high-risk exposure site, is not allowed to enter Victoria.

Exceptions and exemptions are listed on Victoria's travel permit website.

Earlier on Sunday, Acting Premier James Merlino declared Darwin a red zone, restricting non-Victorian residents from entering Victoria without an exemption.

Mr Merlino said a major operation was underway to ensure nobody entered Victoria illegally.

More than 200 officers have been deployed to the border to prevent anyone unlawfully entering Victoria.

You can find out more details about how to book your vaccine through the Federal Government health site here.

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