More than 90,000 extra trips were taken on Sydney’s public transport on Wednesday compared to the same time last month, despite pleas for people to stay home
as cases continue to climb one week before the lockdown is scheduled to end.
“Every state has to live with the fact that once you get to 80 per cent double dose and your population is allowed to live more freely, that the Delta variant will creep in,” Ms Berejiklian said. Deputy Chief Health Officer Marianne Gale said a major driver of the surging COVID-19 case numbers was the movement of young essential workers between workplace settings and their homes.Dr Gale said young essential workers in the healthcare sector, as well as those employed in factories and shopping centres were spreading the virus.
Analysis of Facebook Mobility trends shows marked increases in mobility across Sydney’s local government areas of concern since the ban was lifted. “For all of us the next few weeks will be hard, but know that once we hit those higher vaccination rates, life will feel much better, life will look much rosier,” she said.
He also said 50 per cent of the nation’s eligible population had received one dose of a COVID vaccine and 28 per cent two doses.
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