Despite no new cases of coronavirus in Orange recently NSW Health is recommending residents remain vigilant although masks are still not popular with Central West residents.
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In the past four weeks there have been 1909 COVID-19 tests conducted in Orange as of Friday evening with no confirmed cases.
Western NSW Local Health District director of public health Priscilla Stanley recommends that everyone maintains physical distancing and regularly washes their hands.
"This includes physical distancing between households at family gatherings, when we are out at the shops and when we are in a café or restaurant," she said.
"While there have been no cases as a result of community transmission recorded in NSW in recent days, the virus is likely still circulating among people in the community with mild symptoms.
"People with very mild symptoms or who show no obvious symptoms can unknowingly pass it to others."
For most Australians, the advice about the wearing of masks is the same as it has been since the pandemic began, it is not generally recommended.
Peter Smith Terry White Chemmart pharmacist Tim Gray said there has not been a surge in people buying masks or sanitiser like there had been in March, but he noticed a slight change on Saturday.
"As of today you can see there has been a little bit of concern from the Victorian cases so there have been requests for masks and hand sanitisers," Mr Gray said.
However, he said masks should be used by people who are unwell, who have COVID-19, think they may have it, or are being tested for it.
"If they have any cold and flu symptoms they need to get tested," Mr Gray said.
Mr Gray said restrictions on medications such as for asthma, that were introduced to prevent panic buying, will continue until September.
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Tanya Marschke
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
