The NSW Government has finally ratcheted up multi-lingual COVID-19 campaign across Sydney. South-west Sydney is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in Australia and where many of the recent cases have been recorded. Despite this, there has been surprise that so little effort has been made to communicate in language directly to these different community groups, especially given that the Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, today announced the pandemic as a ‘national emergency’.
These images were taken yesterday at a deserted Crescent Plaza in Fairfield, a place usually busy with lunchtime workers and community members enjoying each other’s company. The electronic sign displays COVID-19 related information in four different languages. It was also announced today that the daily government press conference would now be directly translated into Arabic and Vietnamese.
Part of an ongoing series, ‘COVID-19 Diaries’.
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