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NSW has recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, as Premier Gladys Berejiklian suggests the government may let venues ban entry to those who decline to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
NSW recorded zero new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, as well as eight cases in hotel quarantine.
However, the tally came from fewer than 9000 tests, prompting NSW Health s Dr Jeremy McAnulty to plead for an uptick in testing numbers.
NSW recorded zero new locally acquired cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
There were also eight cases recorded in returned travellers, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,885. pic.twitter.com/JBJuiSGICz NSW Health (@NSWHealth) January 18, 2021
New South Wales recorded six new cases of locally acquired Covid-19 on Sunday, including a healthcare worker in the radiology and cardiology ward of a western Sydney hospital. Testing numbers in the state have also dropped, and the chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, has called on more people to get tested, especially in the suburbs of Bankstown, Lidcombe, Auburn, Berala and Wentworthville. The premier, Gladys Berejiklian, told reporters that.
Gladys Berejiklian has launched yet another scathing attack of Daniel Andrews over ongoing border closures.
The New South Wales Premier has lashed out her Victoria counterpart for not reopening the border sooner, just hours after the federal government declared Australia no longer has any coronavirus hotspots.
The pair have been at loggerheads since Victoria closed its borders in December after a new outbreak emerged on Sydney s northern beaches shortly before Christmas.
Ms Berejiklian reignited the war of words with another thinly-veiled swipe at Mr Andrews on Sunday, despite NSW recording six new locally-acquired cases.
She has repeatedly pointed out in recent weeks that NSW waited until new cases in virus-riddled Victoria reached almost 200 a day or more before closing the border last July.