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New COVID-19 wave expected in NSW within weeks

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant in a black suit.

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant says there has been a noticeable rise in COVID cases and that is expected to lead a to a new wave of the virus within weeks. Credit: NSW Health

New South Wales has been warned that a fresh COVID-19 surge is beginning, prompted by the growing prominence of new sub-variants.


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By Lin Evlin

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New South Wales has been warned that a fresh COVID-19 surge is beginning, prompted by the growing prominence of new sub-variants.



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