Masks, QR codes and density limits are back, after NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet reintroduced the rules to be in place until January 27. 9News
The state recorded a fresh surge of 5715 new COVID-19 infections, and Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant later said a large proportion of the Omicron cases are in the state's young population.
NSW residents must again mask up inside, as the state braces for another day of high COVID-19 numbers on Christmas Eve.There were 347 people in hospital with the virus, and 45 in intensive care, hundreds less than during the state's lockdown a few months ago.Mr Perrottet said the government was working towards giving out free rapid antigen tests to residents in the New Year."We see this as crucial as we move through this next part of the pandemic," he said.
Meanwhile, people who need to get paid tests for travel at Sydney Airport are being warned to allow up to five hours, rather than the usual 90 minutes, as lines balloon.Anybody leaving to travel internationally must get a paid PCR test, which costs from $80.
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