New South Wales enjoys a FIFTH day of no community transmissions

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New South Wales enjoys a FIFTH day of no community transmissions 

New South Wales has recorded a fifth consecutive day of no new community transmissions of coronavirus, with all four new cases being in hotel quarantine.

The state recorded four new cases on Wednesday, who were all returned travellers in hotel quarantine. 

More than 13,575 people were tested on Tuesday, more than double the 6,381 tests conducted on Monday.

Of the 50 active cases across NSW, eight are in hospital, including three in intensive care. 

NSW Health thanked the community but urges everyone to remain vigilant and to get tested as soon as possible if symptoms like a runny nose, scratchy throat, cough or fever appear, regardless of how mild.

‘This is particularly important with school holidays and increased movement of people around the state,’ NSW Health states.

‘COVID-19 continues to circulate in the community and we must all be vigilant.’ 

Queensland will ease border closures to 152,000 NSW residents from 1am Thursday, just in time for the October public holiday weekend. 

Residents in 41 postcodes including Byron Shire, Ballina, Lismore, the Richmond Valley including Casino and Evans Head, and Glen Innes will be added to the Queensland-NSW border bubble.

 Residents from those 41 postcodes will be free to cross the border while Queenslanders will also be able to travel in far northern NSW.

The Queensland government has vowed to reopen the border if NSW goes 28 days without recording a coronavirus infection with no known source.

Source: Daily Mail Australia | News Colony

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