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NSW Government minister Stuart Ayres contradicts NSW Health advice on coronavirus pandemic as he tries to defend Premier Gladys Berejiklian
NSW Jobs, Investment and Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres has come under fire for declaring on Q+A that those who take a “precautionary” COVID test do not need to self-isolate.
Key points:
- Stuart Ayres’s comments went against NSW Health advice
- He was speaking after Gladys Berejiklian failed to self-isolate while waiting for a COVID test result
- Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles said no-one should be exempt from COVID protocols
Mr Ayres made the comments — which go against NSW Health guidelines — as he tried to defend NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian over revelations she failed to self-isolate after taking a test last week.
“I don’t think she’s put anyone at risk here,” he told a Q+A panel that also included Deputy Opposition Leader…
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