COVID update: Restrictions further eased and a trans-Tasman travel bubble flagged

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In this week’s COVID-19 update, more restrictions have been eased in time for holiday celebrations, NSW has new guidelines for visitors to aged care facilities and news on a trans-Tasman travel bubble in early 2021.

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