Executive Director of Health Protection Dr Jeremy McAnulty said zero new cases was “great news”.
“But we know the virus will be bubbling under the surface in the community, so it’s very important that we don’t get complacent,” he added.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian echoed his concerns.
“I’m extremely worried about people being complacent,” she said.
“I can’t stress that enough – not only do we have the virus to deal with as our enemy, we also have complacency.
“We know unfortunately there are people currently in NSW walking around with the virus who don't know they have it.”
The premier urged anybody with even the mildest symptoms to come forward and get tested ahead of Friday’s first stage of easing some restrictions in the state.
There were 6048 tests conducted on Monday, below the state’s goal of 8000.
“We know we get a bump-up in testing at this time of the week and we rely on people coming forward to get tested,” Berejiklian said.
As for schools, the premier said NSW is “on track” to returning all students to classrooms by the end of May.
Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said 37 per cent of students attended schools on Monday, the first day of a staggered return to face-to-face learning.
Mitchell said extra cleaning and delivery of health supplies into schools across the state “ran very smoothly”.
NSW parliament will sit for one day today to push through the government’s emergency coronavirus legislation, with Berejiklian hoping to return to normal sittings by June.
