NSW residents asked to avoid visiting Northern Beaches aged care if unnecessary 23/12/2020|3min
New South Wales authorities are asking people not to visit aged care facilities in the Northern Beaches where it is not necessary – as New South Wales records eight new coronavirus cases overnight.
“The risk is too high,” Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant told the media.
She confirmed authorities were willing to make exceptions – such as in the case of a dying relative or loved one.
“In terms of the southern end, again the most cautious approach is not to have visitors in that area, Ms Chant said.
A Qantas crew member has tested positive after flying from Darwin to Sydney
The man had crewed a Paris to Darwin repatriation flight which landed Thursday
He then flew to Sydney on a passenger plane on Friday before isolating in NSW
He developed COVID symptoms on Monday and has moved in hotel quarantine
Authorities are now racing to work out how the flight attendant caught the virus
Aussies Won’t Be Locked Down for Christmas
Most Australians won’t be locked down over Christmas after the NSW government eased restrictions on gatherings in Sydney’s COVID-19 hotspot.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says northern beaches residents will be allowed limited visitors over Christmas after eight new locally acquired cases were reported in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Dec. 22.
The NSW changes mean that people in every state and territory, who are not in quarantine or isolation, can gather with friends or family over the festive break after a trying year of pandemic restrictions.
“They’re modest tweaks and modest changes to account for the fact that everybody has had a very difficult year and some people’s stress levels and mental health capacity is already at breaking point and we want to put that against the current risks as we see them,” Berejiklian told reporters on Wednesday.
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Those in the northern region of the Northern Beaches will be permitted to host five guests from inside the lockdown area on the 24, 25, and 26 December, while households south of the bridge can have 10 people to their home from across Sydney.
Residents of both areas are unable to travel outside their region of the Northern Beaches.
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Residents of Greater Sydney and the Central Coast will also be able to host 10 people at their home plus any number of children under 12 for Christmas celebrations, a slight adjustment to previous conditions which included children in the 10-person limit.
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