Published: August 06, 2020
Premier makes plea as Covid-19 cases rise and chief health officer and Australian Medical Association urge mask use
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New South Wales health authorities have reported 11 new cases of Covid-19 as the state’s premier, Gladys Berejiklian, issues a plea for younger residents in the state to limit social activity after two separate Covid-19-positive men in their 20s visited more than 14 venues across inner Sydney and Newcastle.
The premier’s calls come as new containment measures take effect, to divert all flights from Victoria to Sydney airport for mandatory hotel quarantine, in a week where the NSW government has resisted calls to make face masks compulsory in certain indoor settings.
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