Labor MPs are calling for clarity around travel recommendations, as Covid-19 clusters in Sydney spread to the Hunter region.
A 20-year-old man from Sydney infected with Covid-19, believed to be a contact of a cluster at a Thai restaurant in Wetherill Park, came into contact with a Hunter Valley family forcing them into isolation.
He also visited the Windsor Castle Hotel on July 13th in East Maitland, which closed for cleaning on Wednesday.
The man is also believed to be the source of infection in a 60-year-old Port Stephens man.
NSW Health are advising against all non-essential travel, but travel bans are yet to be imposed.
Hunter Health physicians are also warning local residents not to travel to Sydney.
“Gladys Berejiklian is telling residents in South West Sydney to avoid non-essential activities. Then she says people should carry on as normal. All while a Hunter health bureaucrat is telling people to avoid Sydney,” Shadow Minister for Health Ryan Park said.
“What does that mean for the rest of the State?"
“Should people in the Illawarra, where I’m from, avoid travel to Sydney? What about people from Wagga, the North Coast or the Blue Mountains? Should Sydney residents stop visiting regional NSW?."
Mr Park is calling for an end to the confusion and says clear and consistent messaging around new restrictions needs to be delivered.
“The advice from the NSW Government is as clear as mud. Are people free to move about the State or should they limit their travel?," Mr Park said.
"If the health officials are saying to the government that they would like to see non-essential travel stopped then lets make that clear."
"What we don't want is confusing circumstances all around the state as to what people can and can't do. That's when mistakes happen and its where, inadvertently, people do the wrong thing."
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