NSW tourism minister expects lower turnout as leading epidemiologist says best place to watch festivities is from home
, said spread on the night was likely, due to the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant.
Head of the University of Melbourne’s school of population and global health, prof Nancy Baxter, said the best place to watch the fireworks was from home. New Year’s Eve fireworks organisers should consider requiring masks to be worn, or providing high-quality masks to attenders, Baxter said. “No matter what the mask rules are, wear masks when you’re around other people, whether you’re indoors or out – if you’re comfortable doing that, you’ll reduce your risk,” Bennett said.Anyone with even mild symptoms should avoid attending the event, Bennett said. “It is just not fair to other people.”
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