People living or working in Sydney’s West and South West with even the mildest of COVID-19 symptoms are being urged to come forward for testing, as mystery virus cases continue to emerge in the region.
The Premier Gladys Berejiklian said COVID-19 was still circulating in the community, particularly in the West and South West of the city.
“This region is key to breaking the back of this wave of transmission and high testing rates in people with symptoms is crucial to stopping community transmission,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“NSW is on the right track with cases remaining low, however, I remain concerned that we are continuing to have cases diagnosed without a link to a known cluster,” she said.
“This is a call to anyone who lives in Sydney’s West and South West to come forward for testing with even the mildest of symptoms.”
Ms Berejiklian asked people who ran local organisations, businesses, community centres, places of worship, radio stations or newspapers in the area to help communicate the State’s message on COVID-19 testing.
NSW Chief Health Officer, Kerry Chant said everyone needed to play their part to help clamp down on community transmission and prevent the risk of further clusters emerging.
“We are asking anyone who works, resides or has visited Sydney’s West and South-West recently to come forward for testing at even the slightest hint of symptoms,” Dr Chant said.
“A unique feature of this virus is just how mild the symptoms can be and this can present the biggest challenge when people don’t realise they may actually have the virus.
“I want the community to help us identify where these mystery cases are coming from,” she said.
