The NSW Government have made adjustments to the pandemic settings as precautionary steps to maintain our safe and measured approach to COVID-19.
The following adjustments will come into effect:
•Masks will be compulsory in all indoor non-residential settings, including for hospitality staff and in offices, unless eating or drinking from 12.01am Friday, 24 December
•QR code check-ins will be compulsory, including for hospitality and retail from 12.01am Monday, 27 December 2021
•Hospitality venues, including pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes will move to 1 person per 2 sqm rule indoors, with no density limit for outdoor settings from 12.01am Monday, 27 December 2021
All settings will remain in place until Wednesday, 27 January 2022.
QR check-in requirements are a reminder that if you receive a notification you should get tested if you feel unwell. You should also get tested if directed by NSW Health or if you have symptoms.
Reduce mingling where you can including when eating and drinking, work from home where possible and hold events outside.
Rapid-Antigen Test kits will soon be made available for free across the State as an additional testing option and to allow those who need to get a PCR test to do so.
More info: nsw.gov.au/media-releases…
*UPDATE* All settings will remain in place until Thursday, 27 January 2022.
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Across NSW, 94.9 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.5 per cent have received two doses.
Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.5 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, & 78.2 per cent have received two doses.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 13,425,174 with 4,307,728 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 9,117,446 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11.59pm on Tuesday 21 December 2021.
NSW Health encourages everyone who is eligible to book into a NSW Health vaccination clinic or another provider without delay through the COVID-19 vaccine clinic finder.
Everyone aged 18 years and older may now receive a booster five months after receiving their second dose
Across NSW, 94.9 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.4 per cent have received two doses.
Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.5 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.1 per cent have received two doses
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 13,366,514, with 4,292,847 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 9,073,667 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11.59pm on Monday 20 December 2021.
NSW Health encourages everyone who is eligible to book into a NSW Health vaccination clinic or another provider without delay through health.gov.au/resources/apps…
Across NSW, 94.9 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.4 per cent have received two doses.
Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.4 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.1 per cent have received two doses.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 13,305,592, with 4,276,036 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 9,029,556 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11.59pm on Sunday 19 December 2021.
NSW recorded 2,482 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
A total of 226 cases of COVID-19 with the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed by the required additional testing in NSW. However, NSW Health advises that the Omicron variant of concern likely accounts for the majority of today’s cases.
With the high number of COVID-19 cases now in NSW, NSW Health will only undertake genomic sequencing for the Omicron variant in the circumstances where it will make a clinical difference to the care of a patient.
As COVID-19 cases increase across NSW, we are evolving contact tracing and will be prioritising case interviews and detailed follow up with people diagnosed with COVID-19, (continued)
their households, and places where there are people at high risk of severe disease such as in healthcare, aged care, disability care and correctional facilities.
In line with this, we have updated the testing and isolation requirements for both confirmed cases of COVID-19 and their close contacts, which came into effect on Wednesday 15 December 2021.
NSW recorded 2,213 new cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
A total of 185 cases of COVID-19 with the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in NSW.
Fourteen COVID-19 cases have been excluded following further investigation, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 92,343.
Sadly, we are today reporting the death of a woman in her 60s from the Northern Tablelands who died at St Vincent’s Hospital. She was not vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
We express our sincere condolences to her loved ones.