Telling the community not to browse the shops is not enough. This is despite the reality that people can access many of the products online. “Allowing non-essential retail stores to remain open not only sends the wrong message to the public, but it also increases the risk of transmission. This means there is no end to the lockdown in sight and more needs to be done. Rising unlinked cases and people infectious in the community show we are not ahead of this outbreak. “The latest COVID-19 infection numbers in Greater Sydney show while the virus is not escalating out of control, current restrictions are not strong enough to bring overall infection numbers down any time soon. “The prospect of a significant escalation of case numbers remains real, with regional areas at risk,” Dr Khorshid said. AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said the NSW Government cannot wait any longer.