Another NSW region is plunged into lockdown to start TONIGHT just one week out from Freedom Day By Levi Parsons For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:10 BST, 3 October 2021 | Updated: 08:29 BST, 3 October 2021 Viewcomments The Northern New South Wales Local Government Area of Lismore will be plunged into lockdown from midnight on Sunday, just one week before the state's long-awaited 'Freedom Day'. The stay-at-home orders brought in after a string of worrying Covid cases in the region, will give locals just over six hours to get ready. Anyone who has travelled to the area since September 28 will also be subject to the lockdown measures with it kicks in at 11:59pm on Sunday. 'Everyone in this area must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason, which includes shopping for food, medical care, getting vaccinated, compassionate needs, exercise and work or tertiary education if you can't work or study at home,' NSW Health said in a statement. Pictured: A queue of people are lined up to get tested for Covid-19 at the Lismore Base Hospital 'We urge people throughout NSW to continue to come forward for testing at the first sign of even mild symptoms. To find your nearest clinic visit COVID-19 clinics or contact your GP.' Lismore is now the five region to be thrust back into lockdown after having restrictions lifted just weeks ago. Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter, Port Macquarie on the Mid-North Coast and Oberon and Cowra in the Central Tablelands have also had the harsh measures re-imposed following the emergence of new infections. More to come. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility