NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urges people to wear masks in supermarkets and on public transport after 17 new coronavirus cases are recorded in the state.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people to wear masks in supermarkets and on public transport after 17 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the state.A further eight cases have been linked to the Sydney CBD cluster which broke out last month and another six have been linked to St Paul's Catholic College in Greystanes in Western Sydney.There are now a total of 49 cases associated with the CBD cluster and 10 linked to St Paul's.
The Premier also announced a new coordinated approach for all major events to be planned across the state. "Of course controlling the virus spread is a priority but so is getting life to as normal as possible and doing everything in a COVID-safe way."
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.
NSW records 13 new COVID-19 cases as NSW-Victorian border restrictions easedHealth authorities in NSW confirm 13 new coronavirus infections as Premier Gladys Berejiklian eases restrictions for residents and businesses on the NSW-Victorian border.
Read more »
NSW records 10 new cases; four linked to Sydney CBD clusterNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the health advice banning visitors to aged care homes could be scrapped ahead of Father's Day as the CBD cluster is brought under control | alexsmithsmh
Read more »
Get tested for coronavirus if you have been to these NSW venuesNSW Health authorities have released a list of that may be impacted by a coronavirus cluster.
Read more »
NSW Premier stands firm on face mask stance | Sky News AustraliaPremier Gladys Berejiklian is standing firm on the state’s advisory face mask stance amid calls from the Opposition to mandate mask-wearing on public transport. \n\nData from Service NSW yesterday indicated 65 per cent of travellers were already wearing masks across Sydney’s public transport network, however, Transport NSW reported only about 30 per cent of users were wearing masks. \n\nThe report comes after NSW Health revealed a commuter may have contracted the coronavirus from another passenger during a bus ride on August 20. \n\nThe Premier said she did not want to mandate masks due to the complexity of the laws and was concerned it would encourage people to become complacent in other areas.\n\nNSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay urged the government to change the health advice tweeting, “enough is enough. It’s time to mandate face masks on public transport”. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
Read more »
Live: Border bubble between NSW and Victoria to be announcedGladys Berejiklian is set to announce a single border region will be reinstated on Friday, extending 50km either side of the NSW and Victoria border, the ABC understands. Follow live.
Read more »
Thousands of NSW students never returned to school after lockdownWhen schools first transitioned to remote learning, experts warned the longer lockdown went on, the more likely it was students would slip out of the education system.
Read more »