Sydney restrictions a ‘real hammer blow’ to businesses

The COVID restrictions announced for Sydney on Wednesday were a “real hammer blow” for business owners in the CBD, according to Business Sydney Acting Executive Director Damian Kelly. Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a range of restrictions across Greater Sydney in a bid to prevent a lockdown after the Bondi cluster grew to 31 cases. “No doubt yesterday’s announcement was a real hammer blow for business owners in the Sydney CBD who have already been struggling,” Mr Kelly said. “And of course, Sydney’s been impacted so much by the closure of international borders. “But I keep saying Sydney business owners are resilient, they’ve been through this before”. Mr Kelly said the new restrictions would cause immediate damage to cost and revenue but would also impact confidence in the longer term. “Right at the moment its coast and revenue, because people are cancelling events … logistical things are a big issue right now, but of course the longer this goes on it impacts on confidence and it impacts of future bookings,” he said.

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