More than 1,000 Covid cases a day in NSW and we are told we can have a picnic – welcome to the future
by Anne Davies from on (#5NSTV)
Analysis: the route Gladys Berejiklian is taking is defined by vaccination rates and hospitalisations - and it's going to be brutal
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If the announcement of the so-called picnic rules" seemed to jar with you on a day when we saw New South Wales's daily cases canter beyond the 1,000 mark, you're not alone.
The state has reached a crossroads and the premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has taken her first tentative step toward opening up regardless of the case numbers.
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