NSW Health Department Tells Community to ‘Stay COVID-19 Safe’

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant told people with cold or flu symptoms to ‘wear a mask.’

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New South Wales (NSW) residents have been warned to “stay COVID-safe” and wear a mask if they have cold or flu symptoms.

The state’s health department claimed COVID-19 transmission in the fortnight ending Jan. 6 is higher than last year’s “winter peak.”