The ACT has recorded 20 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday as free cross border travel to approved NSW areas comes into effect.
There were 15 people in hospital, including 10 in intensive care.More than 2373 negative test results were received in the past 24 hours.Free travel to and from additional approved border postcodes in NSW will be permitted from midday without the need to quarantine or complete an exemption form to return.
“ACT residents must abide by NSW Health Directions when in NSW, including the need to be fully vaccinated before you travel and check in where required,” ACT Health said. Travel will be permitted to areas like Bargo, next to Wollongong, and postcodes on the perimeter of the NSW-Victoria border.Free travel between some approved parts of NSW and the ACT will be allowed from midday on Saturday. Picture: Supplied/ACT HealthMore than 76 per cent of its eligible population are fully vaccinated and almost 99 per cent of the population have had at least one dose.
Despite its high compliance with vaccination, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the territory was taking a
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