Strict COVID-10 restrictions are still in place across NSW despite having a week of no cases of community transmission, but there is a number authorities might be waiting to reach before the rules can ease.
Health minister Brad Hazzard said authorities will be discussing easing restrictions this week and said health officials usually aim to have two weeks of no locally transmitted virus cases before these decisions are announced.
“We have another meeting this week where we will be looking it he figures We obviously take advice from our public health physicians,” he told ABC’s News Breakfast.
“Normally the epidemiologists like 14 days of clear air before the last cases,” he said.
“I’m feeling positive about it, and I think the community should feel positive, but until we get the vaccine, and even when we get the vaccine, the way it is going at the moment, we have to be very, very cautious.”
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Under the current restrictions, people in Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains are required to wear a mask on public transport and a number of indoor settings, such as shopping centres, places of worship, beauty premises and while visiting aged care facilities.
Up to five visitors are allowed to visit a household and no more than 30 people can gathering outside in a public place.
Weddings, funerals and places of worship are limited to 100 people, subject to the one person per four square metre rule in indoor areas.
Hospitality venues must also adhere to the one person per for square metre rule.
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