More than 100 health workers across two Sydney hospitals are waiting to see if they have COVID-19, after fears a colleague caught the virus from a contaminated surface.
The three healthcare workers were diagnosed during investigations into an emergency department doctor reported on Saturday who worked at Sydney's Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Liverpool Hospital while infectious.Scott Morrison hopes Victoria's roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions is a 'worst-case scenario'
Authorities are concerned by the likelihood at least one of the new cases caught the virus while both parties were wearing masks."For some of the cases there isn't that clear-cut direct contact without a surgical mask," NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant told reporters on Monday."We are exploring avenues of whether there could be fomite transmission," Dr Chant said.
Dr Chant said NSW hospitals were still operating safely and effectively, and it was important NSW residents don't delay urgent care.Daniel Andrews defends coronavirus roadmap as state records lowest daily tally in more than two monthsMeanwhile, two Sydney schools are closed after students tested positive while the number of cases linked to a CBD gym has grown to 64.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sydney families warned against aged care visits as NSW records five new casesSydney families have been reminded not to visit family and friends in aged care facilities this Father's Day despite an encouraging coronavirus update on Saturday
Read more »
NSW Health issue COVID-19 alert for Sydney medical centre | Sky News AustraliaNew South Wales Health has issued a COVID-19 alert after two positive cases attended Hyde Park Medical Centre in Sydney's CBD. \n\nAll those who worked on the ground floor of 175 Liverpool Street since August 24 are being asked to immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is returned. \n\nPotential exposure is being assessed for anyone else who visited the physiotherapy, pathology, dermatology and dental practices and pharmacy from August 24 until the fifth of September. \n\nPatients considered to be close contacts are being asked to remain on high alert and go for testing if they develop even the slightest symptoms.\n\nImage: Getty
Read more »
Coronavirus exposure at NSW medical centre as Sydney gym cluster growsA Sydney medical centre has been exposed to COVID-19, while the NSW premier has asked her Queensland counterpart to rethink the border.
Read more »
NSW school formals and graduation events given the green light | Sky News AustraliaNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced school formals and graduation ceremonies will be allowed to go ahead in term four.\n\n“On Friday there will be guidelines issued to confirm, and I want to say confirm in the strongest possible way, that there will be formals and graduation ceremonies allowed in term four,” the premier said in a media conference on Monday.\n\nMs Berejiklian thanked teachers and students for their flexibility and resilience during the coronavirus pandemic. \n\n“We can all look forward to a summer that is less stressful than the last few months have been,” she said.\n\nNSW recorded four cases overnight which included one case from hotel quarantine and three which were locally acquired and linked to known cases.\n\nImage: Getty
Read more »
NSW a shining example of 'effective virus management' for Victoria | Sky News AustraliaLiberal MP Trent Zimmerman says Victoria should format its roadmap to recovery on the criteria used by NSW given the successful management of the coronavirus by the Berejiklian government.\n\n“If we had the type of criteria being used by the Victorian government in places in NSW, then NSW would be somewhere between stage two and stage three lockdowns,” he told Sky News.\n\n“What NSW has so effectively demonstrated is you don’t have to persist with those types of extreme lockdowns if you’ve got the tracing and management systems in place to be able to cope with low levels of community transmission”.\n\nLabor MP Peter Khalil noted “the only place I can think of that had a similarly strict suppression strategy … which almost looked like elimination was New Zealand”.\n\nHe called on the federal government to extend JobKeeper at its former rate for Victorians, provide additional tax relief and support small business through the lockdown. \n\nImage: Getty
Read more »
Gambling marshals for NSW pokies venues on the cardsGambling marshals patrolling poker machine venues across the state are being considered by the NSW government after a Sydney RSL club was forced to install them but no other club has followed suit | Nigelgladstone
Read more »