Current COVID-19 restrictions will remain in New South Wales (NSW) for an additional month, until Feb. 28, Premier Dominic Perrottet announced on Jan. 25. Restrictions include mandatory indoor mask rules, two-square metre density limits, bans on singing and dancing, and QR check-ins at venues such as retail shops and hospitality. “This is a cautious approach, a safe and measured approach as we move this next phase,” Perrottet said. The measures are intended to support the resumption of non-urgent elective surgeries and the safe return of children to school. “It is our absolute intention to resume elective surgery as soon as we possibly can,” NSW Health Deputy Secretary Susan Pearce said. The spread of Omicron is expected to accelerate once school starts, meaning a huge increase in mobility throughout the state. Perrottet said the government would not be fining parents who choose not to send their children back to school for …