New South Wales has reported 170 new COVID-19 cases on Friday as Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she will be pushing for an earlier delivery of the state's vaccine supply at today's national cabinet meeting.
The premier repeated the target of 10 million doses as the threshold for lifting COVID-19 restrictions. NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant urged shoppers and people in the workplace to modify their behaviour, saying she is concerned by the rates of hospitalisation.There are currently 187 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 58 people in intensive care, 24 of whom require ventilation.
There were 95,446 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s record high of 110,962.She urged shoppers to spend as little time in-store as possible.She said segregation and physical distancing in the workplace and the proper wearing of masks would reduce the chance of transmission in the workplace.NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller warned people against attending anti-lockdown protests over the weekend.
"You will be met by up to 1,000 police who will be ready to deal with you... You have been given plenty of warning.""And that will continue. If you turn up, you can expect the same sense of force." "Do not give those you love the most a death sentence. This Delta strain is contagious, it's deadly and it's affecting people of all ages."
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