Minimising risk of COVID-19 transmission at community sports events
In response to increased cases of COVID-19 in NSW, further public health measures are being put in place to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission related to participation in community sports. These updated recommendations will help us to meet the NSW Government’s aim of achieving no community transmission in NSW and will support community sports to continue operating safely.
In addition to the requirements of the COVID-19 Safety Plan for community sporting competitions, the NSW Chief Health Officer advises further measures to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission at community sports events.
Advice from Chief Health Officer NSW Ministry of Health
The Chief Health Officer's advice is that that these measures will need to be in place for the next 6 weeks.
- Cease activities that result in the mixing of participants and staff from different regions, for example by ceasing regional or state championships or competitions. Examples of inter-regional mixing include activities which bring together participants (including spectators and officials) from organisations in different regions of Sydney, from a rural area into a metro area and vice versa, and movement between different rural areas.
- Cease any activities that result in overnight stays (e.g. multi-day training camps) due to increased risk of COVID transmission in residential-type settings with shared facilities.
- Cease face-to-face social activities relating to community sports (e.g. award ceremonies, end-of-season social gatherings, post-training group dinners).
- Avoid carpools or bus travel with people from different household groups where possible.
- For local activities, limit spectators to one parent only, where the child requires parental supervision during the sporting activity.
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