Locals are again being urged not to let their guard down and to continue to get tested if they have even the mildest COVID-19 symptoms.
As testing numbers drop, health authorities are warning the virus could take hold again at any stage despite current numbers being low if we become complacent about testing.
Dr Dong Hua, who is operating the GP-led respiratory clinics testing for COVID-19 at Campbelltown and Fairfield, encouraged locals to be cautious after the detection of COVID-19 at Glenfield sewage treatment plant last month.
“Anyone who has even the mildest of symptoms of COVID-19 – like a runny nose or scratchy throat, cough, shortness of breath, fever, loss of smell or loss of taste – should be tested so we can prevent another outbreak from happening,” he said.
All local residents are reminded you don’t need all symptoms to have COVID-19, if you have just one of those symptoms, get tested.
South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (SWSPHN) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Keith McDonald PhD, said it was important that testing numbers remained high.
He said eliminating local transmission was the aim now.
“High testing rates are our best weapon to find and stop community transmission of COVID-19,” he said.
“I urge everyone to continue practicing good hand hygiene and social distancing despite the current local cases seeming to be under control. Our community has done an amazing job to combat this virus but we’re not quite there yet.”
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