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An urgent coronavirus health alert has been issued for 18 more venues across Sydney, including a string of popular pubs and restaurants in Manly.
NSW Health on Sunday evening announced a list of new venues in Sydney’s northern beaches, lower north shore, southern and eastern suburbs have been visited by confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Anyone who visited Manly Wharf Bar on Saturday December 12 between 2:45pm and 3:15pm should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.
NSW Health also advised anyone who was at the Steyne Hotel on the same day between 3pm and 3:30pm to get tested and isolate at home.
Shoppers who attended Woolworths at Riverwood Plaza in Sydney’s south on Wednesday December 9 between 3pm 3:35pm should get tested immediately and isolate.
Among the other new venues now on a public health alert is Cronulla Mall, Old Manly Boat Shed, BoThai restaurant in Crows Nest and Mona Vale Golf Club.
Anyone who visited Manly Wharf Bar (pictured) on Saturday December 12 between 2:45pm and 3:15pm should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result
NSW Health also advised anyone who was at the Steyne Hotel on the same day between 3pm and 3:30pm to get tested and isolate at home
The COVID-19 cluster ballooned to 70 cases after 30 new infections were announced on Sunday – 28 of which are linked to the cluster on the northern beaches. Pictured: a testing clinic in Darlinghurst
Shoppers who attended Woolworths at Riverwood Plaza in Sydney’s south on Wednesday December 9 between 3pm 3:35pm should get tested immediately and isolate
The NSW government has tightened restrictions after the Northern Beaches cluster ballooned to 70 cases.
Thirty new infections were announced on Sunday – 28 of which are linked to the cluster.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Sunday urged all NSW residents to wear a mask while shopping or in an indoor setting where social distancing can’t be maintained, such as office buildings.
‘If you’re going into an indoor setting or anywhere where social distancing can’t be maintained, please wear a mask,’ she said.
‘And, for heaven’s sake, do not get on public transport unless you are wearing a mask.
‘We can’t stress that enough.’
The total number of known coronavirus cases in NSW has now risen to 70.
‘The one positive is we still have not seen evidence of massive seeding outside the northern beaches community and our aim, of course, is to keep that in place,’ Ms Berejiklian said.
The government has imposed a number of restrictions on the Sydney region, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Illawarra-Shoalhaven, which will remain in place until 11.59pm Wednesday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Sunday urged all NSW residents to wear a mask while shopping or in an indoor setting where social distancing can’t be maintained, such as office buildings
Scenes of panic buying reminiscent of the first wave in March have swept across supermarkets in recent days. Pictured: a supermarket in the Northern Beaches
Ms Berejiklian urged all NSW residents against panic buying, and reminded them supermarkets will remain open
No more than 10 people are allowed at household gatherings and patrons will need to maintain a four-square metre distancing at venues.
Up to 300 people will be permitted at places of worship and hospitality venues, while singing and chanting at indoor venues is banned, and dance floors will only be allowed at weddings.
NSW residents are being told to avoid visiting any vulnerable friends, relatives or aged-care facilities until Christmas Eve.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said that while mask wearing isn’t mandatory at this stage, it’s in the hands of people in the state.
‘Even when I have been driving I have seen incredible increase in mask wearing,’ she said.
‘People have sent me photos of supermarkets where the vast majority of people are wearing a mask.
‘So we have had a lot of co-operation from both the community and business.’
Scenes of panic buying reminiscent of the first wave in March have swept across supermarkets in recent days.
‘Supermarkets … will continue to remain open no matter what, whether it is the Northern Beaches or outside the Northern Beaches,’ Ms Berejiklian said.
The government has imposed a number of restrictions on the Sydney region, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Illawarra-Shoalhaven, which will remain in place until 11.59pm Wednesday
Sydney’s northern beaches remains the centre of the cluster, but NSW Health’s new list of cases on Sunday morning showed the virus had spread further in the city.
There are new cases are in Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai and North Sydney.
There are public health alerts for various northern beaches venues and businesses in Avalon, Belrose, Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale, Narrabeen, Newport, North Narrabeen and Palm Beach.
There are also warnings for locations in Artarmon, Bondi Junction, Cronulla, Darling Point, Erskineville, Eveleigh, Homebush, Kirribilli, Lane Cove, Newtown, Peakhurst, Penrith, St Peters, Riverstone, Rosebury, Surry Hills, Terry HIlls, Turramurra and Woolloomooloo.
Outside Sydney, Forster and Raymond Terrace are also on the warning list.
Northern beaches residents remain under stay-at-home orders last imposed back in March at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said that while mask wearing isn’t mandatory at this stage, it’s in the hands of people in the state
People are permitted to leave their homes for five basic reasons: to seek medical care, exercise, grocery shop, work or for compassionate care reasons.’
Prof Chant said that contact tracers are yet to locate patient zero, but an extensive investigation is underway.
She said no one who has been granted quarantine exemptions, including international flight crews, had tested positive for the virus.
However, Dr Chant conceded that contact tracers may never be able to find patient zero.
‘While we really do want to find the source, it may be that this is going to be a challenge beyond us, but we are doing everything we can,’ Dr Chant said.
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