The jump in COVID-19 cases in NSW will not impact restrictions being rolled back tomorrow, the state's health minister has confirmed.Masks will no longer be required in shops, the two-person per square-metre rule will be axed and the QR check-in will only be used at high-risk venues.This is despite NSW recording a significant spike in case numbers, with 804 new infections in the past 24 hours.
"Our government in New South Wales has led the country. We're not going to start backflipping on issues we promised the community we'll do," he said.A potential Omicron outbreak could have begun in Newcastle, following positive cases linked to the Argyle House nightclub.A total of 85 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have now been recorded in NSW.
However, NSW Health expects further Omicron cases to be identified in the coming days as results of genomic testing are confirmed. One further death has been recorded in the state overnight, while 168 people are in hospital with the virus.Health authorities have expressed concerns a potential Omicron outbreak could have begun in Newcastle, following
Everyone who is vaxxed is protected let's move on, case number's don't matter. It's like you want to keep the drama going
ICUs don't reflect the number of new cases today, it reflects case numbers a few weeks back. So this difference is in part because we are now on the way up, 2 Oct was on the way down. Vaccines do decrease ICU, but this isn't a fair comparison.
TheRealDisco we are into the mild covid symptom phase
The first summer flu epidemic in history. Never underestimate these gene therapies. And if they don't achieve the goal...numerous chemtrails; today... just as there were just before the previous 3 'outbreaks' in Sydney