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Fears of a fresh coronavirus outbreak in Sydney as a hotel quarantine worker tests positive – breaking the state’s 55-day streak of no local cases
NSW health authorities are scrambling to prevent another coronavirus outbreak after a hotel quarantine worker in Sydney tested positive.
The worker’s positive tests was reported on Saturday night, breaking the state’s streak of 55 days without a locally-acquired case.
The person had worked in two Sydney hotels housing returned international travellers.
The worker’s positive tests was reported on Saturday night, breaking the state’s streak of 55 days without a locally-acquired case
‘The source of the new infection reported overnight is under investigation and urgent genome sequencing is underway,’ Dr Stephen Conaty from NSW Health said.
Close contacts of the worker will be tested.
The case will be recorded in Monday’s figures as it was detected after 8pm last night.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant will address the state at 1pm on Sunday with more details.
There were no locally-acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, and three cases in travellers in hotel quarantine.
The tally came from more than 9200 tests.
Meanwhile, Scott Morrison has received his second Pfizer vaccination dose on Sunday morning.
The prime minister joined 20 nurses, GPs, frontline workers, aged care staff and ADF personnel to receive their first dose on February 21.
It has now been three weeks, the recommended waiting time between jabs.
