Caps on indoor and outdoor gatherings, gyms and hospitality venues are no longer in place in NSW and unvaccinated people have access to all areas, sparking concerns among immunocompromised residents.
New South Wales has become the first state to ease restrictions for unvaccinated people, despite a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases, including of the Omicron variant, in recent days.
“I’m surprised that they’re still taking the current approach of reopening,” Mr Tilbrook's husband Nilanka added. “Given Omicron has come, there doesn't seem to be any change of plans,” she said.While Mr Tilbrook has been cleared of his disease, he and Ms Tilbrook are concerned that a swift reopening could jeopardise his health once again.
Caps on indoor and outdoor gatherings, gyms and hospitality venues have been lifted, and everyone is allowed into retail and entertainment venues.QR code check-ins are still required for some venues such as hospitals, aged-care facilities, places of worship and gyms. The reopening, ending more than six months of lockdowns and restrictions for unvaccinated residents, is a move Professor Peter Collignon said was bound to happen.
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