Covid update - Wednesday


17th February 2021
A lot has been said recently, mainly by the Victorian and QLD Premiers, about our quarantine system in NSW and our position on border closures. A lot of it is just

¿ COVID UPDATE - Wednesday February 17
¿ A lot has been said recently, mainly by the Victorian and QLD Premiers, about our quarantine system in NSW and our position on border closures. A lot of it is just political argy bargy, but here's a couple of facts for those interested.
¿ NSW has accommodated more than 128,000 returned travellers from overseas since the Covid outbreak began, and Victoria has taken just 36,000. NSW has had less than 5000 cases of Covid-19 and Victoria has had 20,500. NSW has recorded just 56 deaths and Victoria has had 820. No system is foolproof or perfect, but I think we all know which system has worked better.
¿ I also get asked a lot about why we continue to take in overseas travellers. The simple answer is that we only take Australian citizens and we have a constitutional obligation to do that. The Australian Constitution says we cannot deny entry to our own citizens, and we will not.
¿ NSW has recorded no new case of community transmission for the 31st consecutive day. Just 4 new cases among the returned overseas travellers in quarantine over the past 24 hours.
¿ The Hunter-New England region has now gone 195 days without a locally-acquired case.
¿ The number of active cases in Victoria is 25, with two more cases of community transmission recorded overnight. There are 6 in QLD, 4 in WA, 3 in SA and 4 in the NT. Tasmania, the ACT and NSW have zero active cases (NSW currently treating 26 returned travellers in quarantine.)
¿ Australia's death toll remains at 909 with 56 in NSW and 820 in Victoria.
¿ Please continue to stay safe, vigilant, maintain the social distancing, and wear a mask if you have to visit places where social distancing is difficult.
¿ Don't forget, if you have any symptoms, however minor, please self-isolate and get tested immediately.

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