As restrictions ease in NSW today for the non-vaccinated, COVID cases jumped by 804 new infections – the highest level since Greater Sydney’s lockdown ended a couple of months ago. One area to keep an eye on is the Hunter region after a prom-themed party held at a Newcastle nightclub turned into a superspreader event with at least 150 of the 650 attendees confirmed to have COVID. But NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard ruled out snap lockdowns. In more COVID news this morning, people arriving home from southern African countries will no longer have to quarantine for 2 weeks and self-isolate for 72 hours instead. Tassie is opening up today, too. And in the United States, Pfizer says results from a trial into its antiviral pill show that if given within 3-5 days of getting symptoms, the risk of hospitalisation and death is reduced by 89%. Early days, but we’ll take it at this stage of the pandemic.