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Sydney living with Coronavirus, April 17, 2020
The Sydney Morning Herald photographers continue to document the lives of Sydneysiders, familiar places and pastimes that have been impacted on by COVID-19. The images show that over the past four weeks, there is an increase in police surveillance and less foot traffic in places, but there are still people defying isolation rules. Follow us on Twitter @photosSMH
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Chef Xinyi Lim is posting sourdough yeast starters to people around Australia in an effort to "spread sourdough, not sickness" through bacteria.Credit:Janie Barrett
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People are released from isolation at the Sydney Intercontinental Hotel. Credit:Steven Siewert
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says a rostering system may be used to stagger the return to classroom schooling in term two, rather than encouraging all students to return at once.Credit:Nick Moir
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Florence has been in isolation with her family in Sydney's inner-west.Credit:Jacky Ghossein
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Photographer Jacky Ghossein documented her family's life at home under COVID-19 lockdown rules.Credit:Jacky Ghossein
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Easter Sunday at Coogee.Credit:Edwina Pickles
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Mounted police at Bondi Beach question locals.Credit:Cole Bennetts
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has established a special commission of inquiry into the Ruby Princess debacle after it emerged police and coronial investigations could take a year to finalise. Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Shoppers at Sydney Fish Markets line up under police surveillance.Credit:Steven Siewert
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A drive-thru coronavirus clinic has been set up in the Cyprus Club carpark in Stanmore.Credit:Rhett Wyman
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Easter Sunday in Coogee. Credit:Edwina Pickles
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Five-year-old Eliza Ellinghausen plays in the backyard as the lawn gets watered. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
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With eastern suburbs beaches closed, a large swell attract surfers to the northern beaches.Credit:Nick Moir
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A ban on surfing at eastern suburbs beaches has seen an increase in surfers on northern beaches such as Newport. Credit:Nick Moir
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Surfers and swimmers negotiate barriers at Tamarama Beach.Credit:Nick Moir
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Joggers, swimmers and surfers negotiate barriers at Tamarama Beach. Credit:Nick Moir
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Police patrol Maroubra Beach to enforce social distancing rules to stop the spread of coronavirus. Credit:Rhett Wyman
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Health Minister Brad Hazzard and NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet arrive at a daily coronavirus press conference.Credit:Nick Moir
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People observe social distancing as they exercise at Circular Quay.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
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Temperature checks at the entrance of Sydney Fish Markets. Credit:Steven Siewert