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Hunter back on high alert in face of Delta strain outbreak as Gladys Berejiklian announces COVID lockdown in Sydney

Michael Parris
Updated June 26 2021 - 3:56pm, first published June 25 2021 - 12:19pm
Gladys Berejiklian has announced new rules for some Sydneysiders. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Gladys Berejiklian has announced new rules for some Sydneysiders. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Hunter residents and businesses have been urged to return to the vigilance of last year as the COVID Delta strain threatens to jump from Sydney during the school holidays.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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