![]() Mr Hazzard said it was imperative for people to apply “common sense”, saying drivers of international visitors have been continually encouraged to get daily saliva tests and the vaccine. “I think that we also have to recognise that it’s very hard to make a law against stupidity.” “And we will have the guidelines that have existed will be now pushed into very clear orders with very clear consequences. “We’re stepping up the guidelines on mask wearing for those drivers of people coming in from international flights - whether they’re passenger flights or whether they’re cargo flights, they are crews involved with the transportation of passengers in some cases,” he said. Health Minister Brad Hazzard speaks at a Covid-19 press conference. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said there appears to be a “small number of people who don’t comply with the expectations”, before announcing a tightening on guidelines that will kick in from 4pm today. It comes after police launched an investigation into a limousine driver who transports international aircrews and was the first known case in this recent cluster. NSW is also tightening covid safety guidelines for workers who interact directly with international arrivals. “And so, the assessment that I’ve made is that providing this advice to the government about this period of seven days, given the information that we’ve got contextually is a proportionate response.”ĭr Chant said she expects the case numbers will continue to increase over the coming days.Ĭrackdown on compliance for airport drivers Otherwise, we risk threads establishing and that we grumble along,” she said. ![]() “The quickest way to bring this under control most quickly is by taking this course of action. Up until now the NSW government has resisted calls for a lockdown, saying they were confident in the current restrictions.Ĭhief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said the high number of cases coming in, the growing exposure list and that there has been confirmed transmission in some of those settings led to the change of health advice. This includes rules around household gatherings, the reintroduction of the one person per four square metre rule, mask wearing indoors and no vertical consumption at hospitality venues. “The economic consequences of lockdown are significant but the economic consequences of getting this wrong a catastrophic not just for Sydney but for all of Australia.” Try to avoid months and months of lockdown in Sydney,” he said. “If we do that that would get let the government get ahead of the virus and give the contact traces a chance to catch up. He said the AMA believes the right move would be to lockdown all of Sydney so everyone has the same rules and to “stop the virus from taking hold in Australia”. Dr Omar Khorshid, Australian Medical Association President, is less than impressed with Sydney’s lockdown rules.
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