Five New COVID-19 Cases in NSW Spark Alarm

Five New COVID-19 Cases in NSW Spark Alarm
NSW health Minister Brad Hazzard speaks at a press conference in Sydney, Australia on June 25, 2020. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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NSW Health is scrambling to contain the impact of five new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as concerns are raised about the nation’s borders just a week before Christmas.

The state broke its 12-day streak without locally acquired coronavirus cases on Dec. 16, after a Sydney airport driver was confirmed to have the virus and two mystery cases popped up on the northern beaches.