Covid-19 is continuing to creep beyond Sydney and into regional NSW, with a map released by NSW Health showing the full extent of the horror spread as the state recorded a further 356 local cases as at 8pm on Monday.
“We had a gentleman and two of his children test positive and there were a number of exposure sites – we have had no further cases linked to that exposure site.
“Four out of eight residents have tested positive. All eight of the residents were vaccinated and the staff member had received their first dose of vaccination.” Chief health officer Kerry Chant gave a detailed update on the situation in regional NSW. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De MarchiMr Hazzard said the issue was made difficult because there were some people who had legitimate reasons, such as a doctor who lived in Sydney but went into the regions for work a few days per week.
“People will still try and do it, which is why the Premier has made the point that we have asked in the epicentre at the moment of this virus – that is at Canterbury-Bankstown – for the police to reinforce the existing rules. “In north of the state in the last 24 hours, over 400 vehicles were stopped by police specifically for those breaches that might be occurring in and around public health orders and people travelling without a reasonable excuse,” he said.
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