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Despite all the talk about the "brilliance of the NSW contact tracers, it appears they have been caught short here," says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
"People in Parliament House on Tuesday were only contacted on Friday telling them they were close contacts and had to isolate," Mr Clennell said.
"In terms of the broader outbreak, three NSW ministers have told me last week they believed that Gladys Berejiklian did not lock down earlier because she wanted to preserve her reputation as the premier who keeps business open."
Berejiklian too complacent in lead up to lockdown decision27/06/2021|3min Questions have arisen as to whether Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been too complacent about the NSW outbreak in the lead up to the lockdown decision, says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
Millions of people in Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast have woken up to their first full day of lockdown.
Residents are only allowed to leave home to shop for essential items, exercise, medical care or for compassionate reasons until July 9. Ms Berejiklian downplayed the COVID issue as recently as Tuesday when she told the Coalition party room, according to two Liberal MPs that I have spoken to, that she wanted clear air for the state budget that day and she was going to do a COVID presser because she had to do it but she wanted the day to be about the budget, Mr Clennell said.
NSW government’s guidelines for air crew transportation to blame for COVID outbreak23/06/2021|9min
A failure by the New South Wales government to implement provisions requiring drivers of air crew to be vaccinated and to wear face masks is to blame for the state’s unfolding coronavirus crisis, says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
A police investigation into the spread of the Delta variant of the virus is underway and health authorities believe the original source, a Bondi limousine driver, may have contracted the virus in the course of transporting international flight crew.
Mr Clennell said the public health orders only require limousine drivers to undergo regular testing for COVID-19.
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