NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant says reopening the NSW-Victorian border is a complex decision that requires the consideration of “multiple” factors.
Speaking to the Today show on Friday morning, Dr Chant remained tight-lipped about when the border would reopen to the southern state but said she was pleased with the stabilisation of numbers.
“I am very pleased that we are seeing some stabilisation in the regional spread of COVID in Victoria,” she said.
“And (it’s) also pleasing to see the stabilisation and the decrease in some of the numbers coming out of Melbourne.”
When pushed on what numbers Victoria would need to produce in order for the border to reopen, Dr Chant said it would depend on several things.
“These are sort of complex decisions that often relate to what other settings Victoria has in place,” she said.
“Some of the concerns we would have would be the movements of people from infected areas (and) what sort of outbreak control measures they’ve got in place. So it’s not just one factor.
“It‘s multiple factors we would take into account in assessing the public health at that time.”
Despite NSW recording just five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the chief health officer urged caution, noting the virus will always be with us until we have a vaccine.
“Because this virus can spread so stealthily in the community … we have to be vigilant for its reintroduction, and we therefore can’t go back to how we were before,” she said.
“We must continue to adopt COVID-safe practices and recognise the threat is with us.”
The border has been closed since July 8.
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