Four new COVID-19 cases in NSW as 'removal of border' talks continue

The required 28 days of zero community virus transmission Queensland insists NSW must achieve before reopening the border may be reset as health authorities scramble to trace the source of infection in a Sydney man

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Three of the new cases are returning overseas travellers in hotel quarantine and the fourth is a locally-acquired case - a man in his 50s from south-west Sydney, whose positive COVID-19 result was reported on Thursday.Queensland wants NSW to record 28 days of zero cases not linked to a known source before it will reopen the border.

Anyone in the store during this period is considered a casual contact and must monitor for symptoms, get tested if they develop and isolate until they receive a negative result.On Thursday, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the new locally-acquired case - the Sydney man in his 50s - has underlying health conditions and is being treated in Campbelltown Hospital’s ICU.

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