NSW Premier Chris Minns has confirmed he has examined optimistic to Covid and can miss the beginning of the state parliament’s remaining sitting week.
In a social media put up, Mr Minns mentioned he took a speedy antigen check, which confirmed the prognosis, after “feeling unwell” within the morning.
“I’m now at house, and whereas there aren’t any guidelines which require you to self-isolate, NSW Well being strongly advocate you to remain house till signs have subsided to guard our neighborhood,” he wrote.
“I’ll remember to hold you all up to date, however hopefully I’ll be again at work in a few days”.
It’s understood that previous to testing optimistic, Mr Minns attended a press convention with Housing Minister Rose Jackson at Meadowbank in Sydney’s northwest.
NSW is experiencing an uptick of Covid-19 infections, with the latest NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report ending on November 18 indicating “average to excessive ranges and continues to extend”.
“Covid-19 exercise elevated throughout all indicators previously fortnight,” it mentioned.
“The proportion of ED shows for Covid-19 requiring admission was steady suggesting no improve in illness severity.”
