A Netflix production in central Sydney has been forced to shut down after a COVID-19 case was detected, as the virus continues to surge around New South Wales.
The production was taking place at the Carriageworks in Eveleigh.
A new alert has also been issued for the Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle. Anybody who was at the venue between 6.20pm and 2.30am last Friday night and Saturday morning must get tested.
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More than 200 COVID-19 cases have already been linked to a Newcastle nightclub, which Health Minister Brad Hazzard said stemmed from an alleged isolation breacher travelling from Sydney to the Hunter Valley city.
New South Wales recorded 1360 COVID-19 cases yesterday, with the total of the Omicron variant in the state rising to 110.
But intensive care admissions remain relatively low at this point, with just 24 patients reported yesterday.
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The NSW government is pressing ahead with its re-opening strategy despite the rapidly rising case numbers.
Remaining restrictions, save for limited mask rules and QR code check-ins, were lifted yesterday for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, while Premier Dominic Perrottet announced more changes.
Essentially, only household members of a confirmed COVID-19 case will be considered close contacts, and they will have to do the full seven days of isolation.
Other contacts will need to isolate until a negative COVID-19 test result is returned.
It means fewer people will need to be in isolation over Christmas.
Omicron set to surge
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has warned the state could see up to 25,000 COVID-19 cases a day if the Omicron variant keeps spreading at its current rate.
The modelling was based on outbreaks and analysis of Omicron cases in South Africa and the UK.
Mr Hazzard said NSW needed to be "on alert", as Omicron cases were "doubling every two to three days".
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Vaccines were not stopping the transmission of Omicron, Mr Hazzard added.
"But it would appear the severity of illness is not as bad as it was with previous variants of the coronavirus," he said.
Western Australia has meanwhile tightened its border with NSW, with the eastern state set to return to "extreme risk" status from Saturday.
Under the "extreme risk" category, travel from New South Wales to WA will not be permitted unless approved under the strictest of conditions, the WA Government said in a statement. NSW was previously classified as "high risk".
Approved travellers must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the 72 hours prior to departure, undergo hotel quarantine for 14 days, and be re-tested on days 1,5, and 14.
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A Netflix production in central Sydney has been forced to shut down after a COVID-19 case was detected, as the virus continues to surge around New South Wales.
The production was taking place at the Carriageworks in Eveleigh.
A new alert has also been issued for the Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle. Anybody who was at the venue between 6.20pm and 2.30am last Friday night and Saturday morning must get tested.
READ MORE: German cops raid houses over anti-vaxxer 'death threats' to Governor
More than 200 COVID-19 cases have already been linked to a Newcastle nightclub, which Health Minister Brad Hazzard said stemmed from an alleged isolation breacher travelling from Sydney to the Hunter Valley city.
New South Wales recorded 1360 COVID-19 cases yesterday, with the total of the Omicron variant in the state rising to 110.
But intensive care admissions remain relatively low at this point, with just 24 patients reported yesterday.
READ MORE: Welcome to the Aussie suburb with the highest house prices
The NSW government is pressing ahead with its re-opening strategy despite the rapidly rising case numbers.
Remaining restrictions, save for limited mask rules and QR code check-ins, were lifted yesterday for the vaccinated and unvaccinated, while Premier Dominic Perrottet announced more changes.
Essentially, only household members of a confirmed COVID-19 case will be considered close contacts, and they will have to do the full seven days of isolation.
Other contacts will need to isolate until a negative COVID-19 test result is returned.
It means fewer people will need to be in isolation over Christmas.
Omicron set to surge
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has warned the state could see up to 25,000 COVID-19 cases a day if the Omicron variant keeps spreading at its current rate.
The modelling was based on outbreaks and analysis of Omicron cases in South Africa and the UK.
Mr Hazzard said NSW needed to be "on alert", as Omicron cases were "doubling every two to three days".
READ MORE: Passengers from Newcastle frustrated by isolation 'confusion'
Vaccines were not stopping the transmission of Omicron, Mr Hazzard added.
"But it would appear the severity of illness is not as bad as it was with previous variants of the coronavirus," he said.
Western Australia has meanwhile tightened its border with NSW, with the eastern state set to return to "extreme risk" status from Saturday.
Under the "extreme risk" category, travel from New South Wales to WA will not be permitted unless approved under the strictest of conditions, the WA Government said in a statement. NSW was previously classified as "high risk".
Approved travellers must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test in the 72 hours prior to departure, undergo hotel quarantine for 14 days, and be re-tested on days 1,5, and 14.
