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Sydneysiders have been warned they are at a critical point of lockdown, with authorities refusing to rule out an extension of stay-at-home orders after a surge of new infections as a cluster among aged care residents grows to five.
NSW recorded 35 new local COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, two of which were aged care residents at a Sydney nursing home where three residents had already tested positive.
Meanwhile, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association general secretary Brett Holmes has told media outlets up to 600 nurses and healthcare staff at Sydney's Royal North Shore and Fairfield hospitals are in isolation after a COVID positive student nurse worked at both hospitals.
RNS has reportedly closed five wards - renal, general medical, cardiology, neurology and surgical - to new admissions and visitors with all but
