Sydney residents who fail to use QR check-in codes to be fined $1000

Sydney residents who deliberately break the rules of the city's current COVID-19 lockdown will be the focus of police as authorities work to crack down on spiraling case numbers.

NSW Police have warned the public they will be conducting a "compliance crackdown" on the use of QR check-ins and face masks in and around supermarkets and large retail premises in the Greater Sydney area.

Businesses not complying with the QR check-in system will receive a $5000 fine.

Members of the public who fail to check in using the QR code will be fined a total of $1000. Not wearing a face mask carries a fine of $500.

The crackdown comes as authorities struggle to produce a downward trend on new COVID-19 cases, despite the city being in lockdown for over a month.

Yesterday, NSW recorded 210 new local cases of COVID-19 after more than 105,000 tests.

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