BREAKING NEWS: Urgent Covid alert in Sydney after infected shopper visited a string of venues including Coles, Kmart, a busy Westfield and popular cafes
- Majority of venues visited by the shopper in Burwood, in Sydney’s inner-west
- Another venue visited was Costume in Avalon, on Sydney’s northern beaches
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An urgent alert has been issued by NSW Health after they were advised several new venues in Sydney have been exposed to Covid.
The majority are from venues in Sydney’s inner-west in the suburb Burwood, with one on the Northern Beaches at Avalon.
Anyone who visited Burwood’s Artisaint Café (10.30am-11am), Bing Lee (11.25am-11.40am), Westfield Shopping Centre (11.45am-1.30pm), Kmart (11.45am-12.15pm), House (12.20pm-12.30pm) and Coles (12.40pm-1.20pm) on January 6 is considered a casual contact.
It is advised to get tested immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative result.
Those who were at Westfield Shopping Centre (1pm-2pm), Coles (1.20pm-1.55pm) and the Artisaint Cafe (1.10pm – 1.20pm) in Burwood on January 7 are also considered at risk.
Additonally, shoppers in Costume, at Avalon on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, on December 31 between 2pm and 2.15pm, should also be tested immediately.
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