NSW Covid cases predicted to hit 25,000 a day as state eases restrictions
Dominic Perrottet defends relaxing mask and check-in rules as Western Australia further tightens border over surging coronavirus cases
New modelling shows New South Wales could record up to 25,000 cases of Covid-19 a day by the end of January, health minister Brad Hazzard says, as the state moves ahead with its easing of restrictions.
NSW recorded 1,360 new locally acquired cases and one death on Wednesday, with the Omicron variant continuing to spread and clusters linked to venues in Newcastle and Sydney. In light of the cases, Western Australia moved to tighten border restrictions, declaring NSW an extreme risk jurisdiction" and urging Western Australians to return home.
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