In an effort to curb the outbreak in New South Wales, new restrictions were announced including a ban on singing and dancing in most public venues like pubs, nightclubs, bars and restaurants
a record 38,625 new cases—its highest since the start of the pandemic—with active hospitalization numbers hitting 1,738.including a ban on singing and dancing in most public venues like pubs, nightclubs, bars and restaurants.
The state’s Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant noted that singing and dancing at public venues were being targeted as these activities bring together people from different social groups and help accelerate the virus’ spread. Perrottet also announced the suspension of all elective surgeries until February as the state braces for a deluge of new hospitalizations from Covid-19.
The state leader noted that booster shots will soon be made mandatory for people working in high-risk settings including healthcare workers, nurses, teachers and disability care workers. NSW also updated its Covid-19 testing protocols to allow residents to register their positive rapid antigen tests with the state—without needing to take an additional PCR test—and this number will be added to the daily case count.According to NSW’s health authorities, the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in the state could rise to 6,000 by the end of the month, under the worst-case scenario.
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