Gladys Berejiklian ‘pleading’ for more Covid testing after five community cases in NSW

Queensland man was in community with infectious UK strain of coronavirus for two days before going into isolation

The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, is “pleading” with people to come forward for testing after five cases of community transmission of coronavirus were identified in the state overnight, while in Queensland a man was in the community with an infectious UK strain of the virus for two days before going into isolation.

“As we see, the disease is still bumbling along in the community and we need to be vigilant about that,” Berejiklian said on Tuesday. “And that’s why I’m pleading for people to come forward and get tested. We know that it takes some time to completely get to the target of zero community transmission after there has been an outbreak, but it’s so critical that we raise those testing levels.”

Continue reading…Queensland man was in community with infectious UK strain of coronavirus for two days before going into isolationNSW and Sydney Covid trend map: where coronavirus cases are rising or fallingCovid hotspots NSW; Queensland hotspots; Victoria hotspotsFollow today’s live coronavirus blogThe New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, is “pleading” with people to come forward for testing after five cases of community transmission of coronavirus were identified in the state overnight, while in Queensland a man was in the community with an infectious UK strain of the virus for two days before going into isolation.“As we see, the disease is still bumbling along in the community and we need to be vigilant about that,” Berejiklian said on Tuesday. “And that’s why I’m pleading for people to come forward and get tested. We know that it takes some time to completely get to the target of zero community transmission after there has been an outbreak, but it’s so critical that we raise those testing levels.” Continue reading…