Chief Health Officer satisfied by NSW contact tracing and management

THE TERRITORY’S Chief Health Officer is still confident Sydneysiders can continue to travel to the NT following a recent COVID-19 outbreak

THE TERRITORY’S Chief Health Officer is still confident Sydneysiders can continue to travel to the NT following a recent COVID-19 outbreak.

New South Wales recorded seven coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, including five which were locally transmitted.

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NSW Health said three of the five were from a family who attended Greater Beginnings Childcare Centre in Oran Park, and another an employee at the centre.

Deputy Chief Health Officer Charles Pain said he and Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie were monitoring the situation but were satisfied the outbreak was being managed and contained well.

“The Chief Health Officer and I have been closely monitoring the recent clusters of COVID-19 cases in Sydney and I am satisfied with the extensive public health response New South Wales is undertaking to contact trace and contain this outbreak,” he said.

“We are constantly reviewing and monitoring conditions and meet with all of the Chief Health Officers from across Australia regularly, as part of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC).

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“Territorians should be assured that the Chief Health Officer will act decisively if he considers that the risks to the community are unacceptable, as he has done in the past. The actions we have taken in the Territory have served us well to date.

“I urge Territorians to remain vigilant, stay informed and continue to play their part by maintaining high levels of hand hygiene and by practising physical distancing.”

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