The infection has sent over a hundred residents into a strict lockdown. 9News
A second Sydney nursing home has forced into lockdown after a worker at the facility in the city's west tested positive to COVID-19.
The case comes after six residents from the Summitcare nursing home in Baulkham Hills contracted COVID-19 earlier this month.So far, all those tested for the virus at Minichinbury Manor have returned negative results, indicating the COVID-19 vaccine could be providing effective protection against a potentially deadly outbreak.The remaining 10 per cent are expected to be given their jabs in the coming days.
Only 40 per cent the workforce has received at least one jab, with the vaccine to become mandatory from September.
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