As much of the world goes into lockdown amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, many Australians are still enjoying days at the beach.

This footage shows the scene at Avoca Beach in New South Wales on Sunday (March 22nd).

According to the filmer, lifeguards announced that there were fewer than 500 people at the beach meaning there was no need to clear the area.

According to the filmer, New South Wales will be in lockdown within 48 hours.

While my teenage daughter was surfing at Avoca Beach New South Wales Australia I captured some of the activities going on around the beach and rock platform.
Lots of people were sunbathing (the lifeguards announced that there were less than 500 people so everybody could stay - everyone clapped and cheered - unfortunately I just missed catching that footage)
There were lots of teenagers enjoying 'Mugs' or the 'Washing Machine' where they jump or slide into the water and are churned around as if they were in a washing machine.
Others were jumping into the water and there were quite a few fisherman about as well.
New South Wales is going into COVID-19 lockdown within 48 hours and I suspect schools will be closed this week as well. A lot of students are very excited as they view it as an extra 2 weeks of holiday prior to the 2 week Easter holiday they normally have. Footage filmed by Jacob Strickling.