Dominic Perrottet said the health and wellbeing of NSW residents is the state's primary concern but no additional restrictions have been announced. 9News
Dominic Perrottet said the health and wellbeing of NSW residents is the state's primary concern but no additional restrictions have been announced.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the state needs to stay open to "make sure we have lives we want to live".NSW residents are urged to continue social distancing and get tested if symptoms arise.Mr Hazzard added people should celebrate Christmas outdoors, as the "least likely place you will catch the virus is out in our magnificent outdoors".
He said the NSW Government and Victorian Government will be urging for the interval to be changed to four months instead of five during the National Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Today's figures were released as NSW Dominic Perrottet was urged to reimpose mandatory face masks for some settings amid surgingThe Royal Australia College of Physicians is the latest to call on state and territory governments to maintain and reintroduce some COVID-19 restrictions to stop the spread of the virus around Christmas.
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