Holidaymakers rushed to Sydney Airport to flee the Harbour City as the coronavirus cluster continues to grow
Most travellers wore face masks in the terminal with outbreak threatening Christmas plans across the nation
New South Wales recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus but not a single one outside the Northern Beaches
Victoria, Queensland are shutting their bodies to anyone from Greater Sydney with locals urged to go home
Strict restrictions which will hit Christmas plans across Sydney are in force - here s what you need to know about the new rules
New South Wales recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus but not a single one outside the Northern Beaches
New restrictions have been imposed for Greater Sydney with maximum of 10 people allowed in homes
Victoria, Queensland are shutting their bodies to anyone from Greater Sydney with locals urged to go home
There are now 68 cases as part of the Northern Beaches cluster, plunging 270,000 people into lockdown
The strain of the virus is believed to be from US but disease detectives have not worked out how it escaped
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There are fears thousands of Sydneysiders have been exposed to COVID-19 following an outbreak in the Northern Beaches, as the list of potentially infected locations soars to 70 across the city.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned on Saturday afternoon she could tighten coronavirus restrictions within 24 hours if the outbreak worsened as her state battles 41 community cases less than a week out from Christmas.
On Saturday night, the situation did get worse.
A NSW Health alert revealed positive COVID-19 cases travelled beyond the Northern Beaches and into the inner-city, inner west and western suburbs.
NSW Health s terrifying list of potentially infected locations has soared to 70. This map highlights Homebush, St Peters, Erskineville and Surry Hills among the newly identified
New health rules apply to NSW residents in response to Northern Beaches COVID-19 cluster
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The Northern Beaches area is under lockdown from Saturday afternoon.
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As the Northern Beaches COVID-19 cluster grows, health warnings are being issued in quick succession and rules for interstate travel have changed.
There are now a total of 38 cases of COVID-19 as of 8:00pm on Friday, which have spread across the city and even the Central Coast.
A public health order was also issued on Saturday evening for the Northern Beaches local government area, with fines applying for breaches of the order.