Today it has been revealed that authorities in the state have raised the white flag on identifying venues visited by Covid cases тАУ as infections continue to steadily rise.
Residents on social media had noticed the change over the past few days, asking why venues of concern in Sydney were not being listed by authorities despite the lionтАЩs share of cases occurring in the city.
Now The Daily Telegraph has revealed that, under a new risk-based approach, places like supermarkets and shopping centres across Sydney wonтАЩt be added to the list of venues of concern, which had already become days out of date.
The change, made quietly over the weekend, means officials will now focus their contact tracing efforts on settings where Covid is more likely to be transmitted, like visits between households, workplaces, healthcare and education sites.
тАЬWeтАЩre really trying to focus the publicтАЩs attention on those where we believe there is a true risk,тАЭ Dr Jeremy McAnulty said.
тАЬWhat weтАЩve learnt is where the infection is most likely to spread. So thatтАЩs why weтАЩre focusing on those areas.тАЭ
