COVID-19 experts fear Christmas could spark a super-spreading event
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COVID-19 experts fear Christmas could cause a spike in community transmission.
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As Australians prepare to spend Christmas Day with loved ones or at religious services, experts fear the mass movement of people is a super-spreading event waiting to happen.
Key points:
Overseas events, such as Thanksgiving in the US, caused a spike in cases due to holiday travel
There are similar fears COVID-19 will spread within the community after Christmas gatherings
Experts advise limiting guests, avoiding share plates and, if you must shop, go when it s quiet
Sydney reported 30 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, 28 with confirmed links to northern beaches cluster
Infectious disease expert Professor Raina MacIntyre said Sydney needs to go into lockdown if cases rise
She warned about the dangers of Christmas and New Year s, predicting cases could hit 3,000 by January 8
Prof MacIntyre said NSW needed to improve its digital contact-tracing and efficiency of testing clinics
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