New rules for masks in NSW hospitals as further restrictions kick in

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Hospital staff in NSW are now required to wear masks if they are within 1.5 metres of patients as NSW Health raised the risk level to 'amber' under new rules around masks in healthcare settings

From Friday, all health workers must now wear a surgical mask if they are within 1.5 metres of patients.

"I want to emphasise that mask use supplements, but is not a substitute for, other precautions such as hand hygiene and physical distancing," she said. Weddings and corporate events are now limited to 150 people, and funerals and places of worship are limited to 100 people. The one person per four square metre rule still applies.the measures would reduce the risk of community transmission and help authorities get the spread of the virus under control.

 

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