Berejiklian said at least 34 of the new cases were in the community while infectious. “That is the number that we need to see as close to zero before Health will advise the government that the lockdown can end,” she said. Asked if Greater Sydney’s lockdown will extend for at least three to four more weeks, Berejiklian says it is up to the community to determine how long restrictions last. “A large part of it is dependent on all of us doing the right thing and being extra cautious,” Berejiklian said, adding this was “not the time to cut any corners”.
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NSW has reported 112 new local coronavirus cases on Monday, as Sydney’s outbreak continues to grow in the city’s south-west.
The figure is more than triple the highest daily case number seen during the city’s Crossroads or Avalon clusters last year.
SydPath nurse Petra Vieco gives Chhorng Nty, 8, a COVID-19 test, watched by his sister Sivmey Nty, 15, at the Fairfield Showground on Monday.
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Forty-one of the new cases were household contacts of cases, 23 were other types of close contacts, while the source of infection of 48 cases is under investigation.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the “vast majority” of cases were family members or very close contacts. “Family or close friends, unfortunately bear the brunt,” she said.
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The remarkable public health achievements of 2020 cannot overshadow the great challenges Vietnam still faces in developing its strained healthcare system to a standard that reflects the countryâs ambitions. Eric Johnson from law firm FreshfieldsBruckhaus Deringer LLP provides analysis into how the challenges in the healthcare sector create opportunities for foreign investment in the coming years.
Eric Johnson from law firm FreshfieldsBruckhaus Deringer LLP
There are a number of factors at play that will simultaneously place increasing pressure on the existing public healthcare system, and the government budgets that fund it. These challenges will create significant opportunities for foreign investment by the private sector in healthcare in the coming years.